These are the changes that are coming to Europe for Christmas

The Christmas season is here and with it, calls to friends and relatives are increasing, especially during the most important days like New Year. The big difference from how it was done before is that now most of people no longer make phone calls, but prefer to use platforms like WhatsApp, which have allowed voice and video calls for years.

At WhatsApp they are aware of the importance that calls have gained in their application; Although it originally focused only on text messaging, it gradually replaced telephone calls with voice calls, which later evolved into video calls. And of course, The big advantage is that we can make group callswith all participants. Today, these calls are better than ever.

To begin with, one of the big changes concerns group calls specifically. So far, when we start a group call, all members join the call, which is not always desirable; many people even choose to create another separate group for the call. The good news is that from now on, we can select the call participants when we start it from a group chat; The app will allow us to choose which members can participate, which can be ideal for planning surprises or parties without others knowing.

Once we're inside the call we'll know new effects for video calls. We now have ten effects to choose from, including puppy ears or an underwater effect, and if we're having a party we can join in with our own microphone.

Normally, WhatsApp calls are made with your mobile; but in recent years they have gained popularity on the desktop. If we want, we can take advantage of the webcam and microphone of our laptop or computer and do calls using the WhatsApp desktop app; With the new update, simply click on the call tab to initiate a call, create a call link or directly dial a number.

Finally, WhatsApp calls are now of better qualityno matter what type of device we use. The company claims to have made changes that bring improvements to call reliability, to avoid outages or losses. It should also take better advantage of our devices' cameras, as the video resolution has been increased and the image should be sharper, both during individual and group calls.