WhatsApp Video Calls will include Picture-in-Picture support and more.
From Meta (Facebook), they announced a huge amount of news for video calls from their flagship messaging app, WhatsApp.
WhatsApp video calls will benefit from several improvements that will help improve the quality of user experience on iOS and Android.
Read on to find out exactly what improvements are being made to video calls from whatsapp messenger. We are sure they will raise a lot of expectations!
All the news about WhatsApp video calls for 2023
Recently WhatsApp developers finally showed off their new custom avatars and now they have revealed all the implemented changes and improvements that are about to bring their video calls.
WhatsApp video calls are one of the best ways to connect with our loved ones through technology. And thanks to the latest news, they will be even better.
These are all the news that WhatsApp has incorporated into its video calls:
- Video calls of 32 participants: In the same way that Apple implemented FaceTime video calls with 32 participants, WhatsApp did the same with its group audio and/or video calls.
- Muted messages and participants: If a user keeps their finger pressed on one of the participants, a floating menu appears that allows them to send a private message or mute their audio.
- Call links: WhatsApp facilitates the ability to share video calls via links or links.
- Color waveforms: A waveform animation indicates which participant is speaking in a group video call.
- Call notifications: While users are in the middle of a WhatsApp video call, small banners will appear indicating which users are joining the video call.
These features have been rolled out to WhatsApp Video Calls over the past few months and are available to all users. Anyway, there is a function that Available exclusively on iOS in 2023. We’re talking about Picture-in-Picture support.
- Support with Picture-in-Picture: The beta version of WhatsApp supports multitasking and will show a thumbnail video call while using other apps.
For those unfamiliar with the Picture-in-Picture feature of iOS and iPadOS, it’s a technology that lets you run thumbnail videos in the foreground while other work is done in background.
