WhatsApp could soon roll out support for making voice and video calls from its desktop app. WhatsApp has web and desktop apps but these versions lack some key features available on the mobile app.
The Guardian’s Alex Hern shared an image on Twitter that shows both the video call button and the voice call button inside a chat on the desktop app. In the image we can see two new buttons for voice and video call. Both icons have the tag “beta” confirming that WhatsApp is testing this feature. With this functionality, WhatsApp looks to offer users the ability to make calls through multiple devices, and not just limit it to smartphones.
WhatsApp tracker WABetaInfo also noticed the same for WhatsApp Web in October. WABetaInfo shared screenshots of the voice and video calling options in WhatsApp Web. Similar to the one discovered by Hern, the video and voice call buttons are visible on top just next to the contact’s name. There’s no official confirmation on when WhatsApp will introduce it on the stable version. This would be a major update for WhatsApp Web and its desktop app. It would make it quite easy for people to use WhatsApp for quick group calls instead of having to schedule meetings.
