WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant messaging applications. After the changes in its privacy policy, it is still one of the most used and therefore they continue to work to improve its functions. It is this time those improvements are in the interface of video calls.
What’s new in WhatsApp video calls
As users of the beta version of the application have already seen, it is already arriving the new update with the changes in the interface of both calls and video calls. Until now, when we made a call or video call from WhatsApp, we entered the chat or the group with which we wanted to talk and clicked on the corresponding icons. In this way we initiated the call. When you start the call, a menu appears at the bottom of the screen with options to activate the loudspeaker, switch to a call or video call and mute the microphone. And the button to end the communication appears centered at the bottom of the screen within the communication window.
With this new update the interface introduces representative changes. Hereinafter, the hang-up button exits the call screen and joins the menu at the bottom of the screen. In addition, this menu is displayed by sliding it upwards to make the new function it hides visible. It’s about the button “Add participant”By clicking on this we can select new members from our contact list for our calls or video calls. In this way and without the need to cut the communication, we can convert them from a simple call into a group call.
This change is motivated after introducing a new function that allows us to add new participants to a group call already started. In this way, the guests can enter and exit video calls and calls without having to cut off and start the communication every time we want to add someone. In addition to this, it includes a tab from which we can see who has been invited to participate in a call and has not yet joined and the list of people who have joined the group call.
A positive effect of the pandemic has been its impact on application development, as many developers have focused all their efforts on implementing or improve your video calling features. In the last year and a half, there have been many changes to messaging applications, including WhatsApp. We have seen how the number of members in video calls has changed to include a maximum of eight participants.
And as we have seen, they have continued working on new improvements and functions in anticipation of what may happen or improve our experience with the instant messaging application. In addition to other novelties such as changing the speed at which we listen to ephemeral or single-use audios or photos, improvements that make us see that they are constantly evolving. These news for the moment are only active in the version beta, but everything indicates that they will be available to other users very soon.
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