WhatsApp soon to allow 8 participants for group voice and video calls
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has now brought a new beta version that will enable the ability to add more than four people on a group video call or audio call. As per the WABetainfo, in the 2.20.128 beta, the WhatsApp has added some strings that suggest a new limit of people in a group call.
A report in Wabetainfo state that the new Group Call Participants Limit is not available yet. WhatsApp is currently working in an order to make it bug-free and there isn’t any release date available.
The Group Calls are confirmed for 5 people, however, the limit will be higher and will be ready to be announced for all as soon as WhatsApp rolls out the feature out of beta.
Inspired by the stupendous growth of video meeting apps in the time of social distancing, WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will allow more participants, that the current limit of 4. Since more people work from their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, the feature will attract more users.
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As per the report, around 70 percent more people have participated in a group video call using Facebook Messenger week-over-week in the late last month. The amount of time spent on those group video calls has doubled globally. Also, the voice and video calls on WhatsApp have doubled in the places most impacted by the virus.
-PTC News
