Whatsapp Now As Video Call Feature

Whatsapp has brought an exciting feature to user across major platform. More than one billion users will be able to make video calls on iPhone, Android and Windows Phone devices. This is a highly anticipated feature, Because a large number of whatsapp users requested this, some also predicted this feature; Now it is here.

Mark Zuckerberg, Whatsapp CEO wrote on His facebook wall. Says;

Today we’re bringing video calling to WhatsApp. Voice calling has grown quickly, and video calling has been one of our community’s top requests. We’ve been working on it for a while to make sure it works even in places without a strong network. Enjoy!

This is quite a turnaround for WhatsApp because about six months ago, users were left sorely disappointed after an update to the app did no include the video calling feature.

Using the video calling feature in WhatsApp is quite easy. Though for now there is no dedicated video calling icon. To initiate a video call, all a user has to do is tap the call icon at the top of a WhatsApp conversation. Just like you want want to start a normal call.

Instead of calling the recipient as it used to be before, a pop up would appear asking the user to chose if they want to start a normal call or video call with the person they are chatting with.

Tapping the video call would place a video call.

During video call, a user can decide to use the primary camera or the front facing camera. This is cool for a situation where the front camera is not very sharp or you want to show somebody an image using the back camera.

One can also mute the call if they don’t want to hear sounds without actually ending the call. Ending the call requires only the tapping of the red button on the screen

Like already stated earlier, WhatsApp officially joined the video calling service rather late, at least when compared to other services like Viber, Apple’s FaceTime and of course Skype, which is the industry standard for which other services measure their progress.
One comparative advantage WhatsApp has over all other video calling apps is the number of users using the platform. As messaging platform, WhatsApp is far and away the most popular messaging app with over 1 billion users.