LONDON: WhatsApp, owned by Facebook, has planned to launch another feature allowing users to initiate group video or audio chat with unlimited participants.
Reportedly, WhatsApp is has been working to increase the number of users in group audio and video calls. However, there is no information about the limit of people who can join the WhatsApp video chatting.
WhatsApp Beta spectators claimed to have discovered a revealing string of code in the app’s Android beta version 2.2.128. Beta apps are just some trial versions of the actual WhatsApp version.
This development is most likely prompted by a sudden, sharp rise in video calling during the pandemic. WhatsApp currently allows only four participants in group audio and video calls. Apps like Skype and Zoom allow a much larger number of participants.
Social media usage has grown as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, as more users go online to stay connected with family, friends, and colleagues.
Overall, WhatsApp has seen a 40 percent increase in usage that grew from an initial 27 percent bump in the earlier days of the pandemic to 41 percent in the mid-phase. For countries already in the later phase of the pandemic, WhatsApp usage has jumped by 51 percent.
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