A few days ago, WhatsApp announced a feature with which it would begin to seriously compete with video calling apps such as Zoom or Meet: call links. Now, these WhatsApp call links are starting to be available to users, starting with those using WhatsApp for Android beta.
Call bindings allow schedule a meeting on a call or video call in a more civilized way than with a spontaneous call of all life. The link can be easily shared in groups and/or used for a meeting that will take place later.
We create the link
WhatsApp has just improved its video calling app feature with a small change: call links. In a way, they are the equivalent of links to join groups that were in the app for many years, but now applied to voice or video calls.
The concept is to give a little more flexibility to be able to schedule a call and have everyone who is invited easily join. In addition, they are extremely easy to configure. Basically the process goes through opening the tab of calls from WhatsApp and press Create a call link.
Once done, the link will be created, displayed in blue, and you can tap on it to join the call immediately. Ho wever, before that, you can configure what kind of call is this
That’s all the configuration needed. So it’s time to send the link to the people you want to reachwhose application gives you three ways to do so: copy it to the clipboard, send it as a message to a WhatsApp chat or share it with any mobile application.
WhatsApp call links have no privacy settings so anyone with the link can joinnothing more.
and the others join
The easiest part is joining the video call, as all participants have to do is tap the link. We will then see a home screen where we are shown an overview of our camera, of which this is the link, and two buttons: leave or join.
Of course, you’ll need to press Join to enter the video call, and that applies to both those joining and the one who created the link. When people join the video call no notification is shown to the creatorso the only way to know if someone grabbed it is to grab it too and check it.
Otherwise, calls created with this method are exactly the same as WhatsApp calls that already existed before, the only difference is how you register. You are free to turn your camera and microphone on or off, switch between front or back camera and hang up at any time.