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(Pocket-lint) - Facebook-owned messenger app Whatsapp, allows up to eight people to participate in a group video call.
This feature tells you everything you need to know about making group WhatsApp video calls, which are available on both iOS and Android, as well as the WhatsApp desktop.
WhatsApp has long supported voice and video calls and introduced group video chats in 2018. As we mentioned, you can make a group call with up to eight people simultaneously. Competitors like Google Duo offer up to 32.
Formerly, you needed to start a one-on-one voice or video call like normal on WhatsApp and then add multiple other participants to make it a group call. However, it's much easier nowadays.
It's worth noting that during any video call, you always have the option to turn off your video to revert to a voice call and/or mute your microphone.
To call a group, they need to be an existing WhatsApp group. To make a group, go to the Chats tab and tap 'New Group' at the top your chats. The group participants need to be in your contacts.
You can also tap the New Chat icon and then select New Group.
After you've created your group, or opened the group of people you want to video call, you'll need to tap the video icon in the top right corner. This will appear if you there are eight people or less in the group. Once you tap that, the group video call will begin.
If the group has more than eight people in it, you'll need to creat a room where you select up to seven other participants for the video call. In the group, tap on the call icon with the "+" in the top right corner and select your participants. If people in the group aren't in your contacts, they won't appear in this list.
Once you have selected your participants, tap the blue video icon - you can also tap the phone icon if you just want voice.
When participants receive a group video call, the incoming call screen shows the participants currently on the call.
If you want to start by placing a one-on-one call, this bit is for you. Just open the chat with the contact you want to voice call, then tap Voice call (phone icon) or Video call (camera icon).
After placing a one-on-one voice or video call, you will see an add participant button in the top right corner in the form of a person icon in a circle with a "+". Tap it to add more contacts to the call.
We have a separate feature that tells you how to make a group video call on WhatsApp desktop. The feature currently isn't available for WhatsApp web. You can find all the information on making a group video call on WhatsApp desktop by clicking here.
As a summary, you'll need the below for it to work though:
You phone needs to be online to establish the call, but the call won't go through your phone.In July 2021, WhatsApp finally introduced the ability to join a group call, even after it’s started. "Joinable calls reduce the burden of answering a group call as it starts, and brings the spontaneity and ease of in-person conversations to group calling on WhatsApp," the company explained in a blog post.
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Now, if you miss a group call when the phone rings, you can still join whenever you want. You can also drop-off and re-join so long as the call is still ongoing.
WhatsApp has also created a call info screen so you can see who is already on the call, and who has been invited but not yet joined. If you simply don't feel like joining a group call, you can always hit "Ignore". But you can still join later, if you change your mind, from the calls tab in WhatsApp.
For further details and step-by-step instructions, check out WhatsApp's FAQ page.
Group calls are "always end-to-end encrypted," according to WhatsApp. They're also designed to "work reliably" in various network conditions, although we'd ensure you have a strong data signal when you're making group video calls.
Writing by Maggie Tillman and Dan Grabham.
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New Delhi: Facebook-owned WhatsApp had in April doubled the number of participants in a video or voice call from four to eight people at a time on its platform.
"Group calling allows up to eight participants to video call with each other using WhatsApp.
When you receive a group video call, the incoming WhatsApp group video call screen will show the participants currently on the call, and the first contact listed will be the participant that added you. Group video call history will appear in the CALLS tab. You can tap the call history to view the individual participants from the call," WhatsApp had said.
Conditions to access the new limit on WhatsApp calls?
To access the new limit on WhatsApp calls, all participants in a call need to update to the latest version of WhatsApp available on iPhone or Android.
How to make a group video call if it has more than 8 members?
You can make a group video call from a group chat. Open the WhatsApp group chat you want to video call. If your group chat has nine or more participants, tap Group call. If your group chat has eight or less participants, tap Video call. In this case, the call will immediately begin.
Find the contacts you want to add to the call, then tap Video call.
While it's possible to be in a group video call with someone you've blocked, you can't add a contact that you've blocked to the call or a contact that has blocked you. Video calling is only available on Android phones running 4.1 or newer.
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