WhatsApp is on
Tuesday officially launching a video calling for its over 1 billion users
worldwide on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. This update poses a
significant threat to Skype and Apple’s Facetime.
The one-to-one video calling will become available to all
users on Android, iOS and Windows devices in the next few days, WhatsApp said.
With the update, users will be given the option to start a
video or voice call when they tap on the phone icon in the top right-hand
corner of a conversation.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that
sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough. There’s no substitute for watching
your grandchild take her first steps, or seeing your daughter’s face while
she’s studying abroad.
"And we want to make these features available to everyone,
not just those who can afford the most expensive new phones or live in
countries with the best cellular networks," said a WhatsApp spokesman.
This feature will be available to every WhatsApp enabled
phone that has a camera.
"…we want to make these features available to everyone, not
just those who can afford the most expensive new phones or live in countries
with the best cellular networks," the company said in its announcement
published today.
You may not see the update immediately as the rollout is
strategic and will come out over the next couple of days, country by country.
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