WhatsApp rolls out video calling from iOS, Android and Windows Phone

Starting on Tuesday, WhatsApp, the celebrated chat app owned by Facebook, features a video call mode in addition to voice and text.

A good news for all the Whatsapp users that this giant social platform has rolled out its video calling feature in a very phased manner across the world, and under multiple platforms, whether the handset is an iPhone or an Android or Windows. Now, in order to run the video call feature, you need to make sure that your handheld device meets the minimum requirements. WhatsApp looks to become more on par with other messaging applications, such as their sister app, Facebook Messenger, and their lead competitors, like Viber, Google Hangouts/Duo, and Skype.

On Monday WhatsApp added the new video calling service which will allow users to make video calls without having to worry if someone is having an ear on their conversations.

ooVoo is a free video chat and instant messaging for any device and Facebook. It can’t even support the voice calls made using 3G or 4G and so far my experience with the WhatsApp video calls show that it can definitely not handle the video communication. There are no filters or other unnecessary features. At least on an Android phone, this will open a tab with two options – voice call and video call.

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When you pick up a video call in WhatsApp, your face appears on the main screen, while a popup showing the caller comes up somewhere on the display.

Facebook first announced the acquisition of WhatsApp in February 2014 for 19 Billion USD. The video call feature will work across platforms for users.

If you don’t see the video calling option, or if WhatsApp video calling is not working, or if WhatsApp video calls are giving you an error, you could download the WhatsApp beta version APK to see if things work any better.

There are already 160 million active users in India. Initially, there was a lot of buzz and people gave the WhatsApp calls a try. That means making a product that’s simple, easy to use, and accessible no matter where you are.

Koum from his headquarters in California also added “We obviously try to be in tune with what our users want”. But given the huge user base it has managed to garner over years of time, it should pose a tough competition to the other video calling services.