Voice calls through WhatsApp have been available for just over 10 years and today they are just one of the many things we can do with this application. As you know, thanks to this function we can communicate with our contacts using the Internet connection of our mobile instead of the telephone plan that we have purchased.
Everything seems to indicate that Meta is working on a change that would soon arrive in the calling function of WhatsApp: some users of the beta version for Android They detected a change in the interface of the popular app’s calling feature. We tell you what exactly it involves.
Muting or hanging up the call will be easier with this improvement
Screenshot of the new calling interface available in the latest beta version of WhatsApp for Android. At the top, the new bar is displayed with the buttons to mute the sound and hang up the call. Pictures | WABetaInfo
Currently, when we use WhatsApp to make a voice call and leave the conversation to return to the list of all our conversations, the application shows us the duration of the current call at the top of the interface. If you want to perform a function related to the call (such as mute or hang up), it is necessary to return to the call to access the corresponding commands.
As echoed by WABetaInfo, the version v2.24.10.18 The beta version of WhatsApp for Android includes a change in the interface that will allow us to more easily manage calls when we are doing something else, since it will be possible to silence the call or hang up without having to resume the call. call.
Instead of just showing us the duration of the current call at the top of the interface (as is the case until now), the new design incorporates two new easy-access buttons in the top bar. On the one hand, on the left side a button is added to silence the call, while on the right side we have a button to hang up.
This is undoubtedly an improvement that can be useful if we want to take the opportunity to read or respond to a message while making a call, since we will not have to re-enter the call each time when we want to silence it or when we want to hang up.
As we said, the novelty we are talking about is only available in the beta version of WhatsApp for Android. Of course, it’s important to keep in mind that it doesn’t appear to be available to all beta users, which could mean the company is testing it with a certain group of users.
By | WABetaInfo
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