In a separate statement, the company said, ” Voice and video calls on WhatsApp are end-to-end encrypted, so WhatsApp can’t hear or see them, whether you call from your phone or your computer. The new feature is expected to benefit millions of people who use WhatsApp’s desktop app on daily basis but have to use other similar services, such as Zoom and Google Meet for video calls.

The company said, “Video calls work “seamlessly” for both portrait and landscape orientation, and the desktop client is “set to be always on top, so you never lose your video chats in a browser tab or stack of open windows, which began testing the feature with a small group of users on desktop late last year.” The exact timeline to access all the promised features is unclear. The announcement comes as a relief to countless people sitting in front of computers who have to use their phones to access WhatsApp calls, thanks to work from home.įor now, the desktop app will only support one-to-one calls but will soon expand to include more features, such as group voice and video calls. Secure and reliable, end-to-end encrypted voice and video calls are now available on our desktop app”. The messaging client tweeted, “Sometimes you just need a little more space. In a tweet today, the subsidiary brand announced end-to-end encrypted voice and video calls for its desktop app version and shared a link to download it on your computer.

WhatsApp for desktop (PC and MAC) will now have voice and video calling Facebook’s messaging service has announced, offering direct calls to other users across multiple devices.

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