{"id":349792,"date":"2020-04-28T20:49:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T18:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=349792"},"modified":"2020-04-28T20:50:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T18:50:59","slug":"big-whatsapp-calling-update-8-participants-enabled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/349792-big-whatsapp-calling-update-8-participants-enabled.html","title":{"rendered":"Big WhatsApp calling update – 8 participants enabled"},"content":{"rendered":"

WhatsApp has doubled the number of participants you can have on a WhatsApp video or voice call from 4 to 8 people<\/strong><\/a> at a time.<\/p>\n

“The COVID-19 pandemic has meant that many of us are isolated from friends and family. As a result, we see that people all over the world are turning to voice and video calling on WhatsApp more than ever before,” said WhatsApp.<\/p>\n

“Group calling has been particularly useful and our users have asked to connect with more people at once.”<\/p>\n

WhatsApp said that over the last month, people on average are spending over 15 billion minutes talking each day on WhatsApp calls – well above a typical day before the pandemic.<\/p>\n

“Just like written messages, all those calls are protected with end-to-end encryption. We have built group calling in a way that makes it available for as many users as possible, including people on lower-end devices and slow network conditions.”<\/p>\n

“We know people may want different ways to connect while they\u2019re at home, which is why WhatsApp is also available on Portal – which many users have told us has been a great way to share their living room with family during quarantine.”<\/p>\n

To access the new, higher participant limit on WhatsApp calls, all participants in a call need to update to the latest version of WhatsApp available on iOS or Android, said the company.<\/p>\n

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