WhatsApp
video-calling feature is expected to appear on Android platform
Move over, Skype & other video calling apps.
With 2014-2015 launch of WhatsApp's voice-calling characteristic,
it was predictable that a video-calling service may be just around the
corner.
Though it’s not confirmed, reports propose
that a release of the upgrade could be arriving to phones at earliest
It's all thanks to a screenshot picked up in
the newest Android beta testing for the messaging app, in which it is clear a
video call is available even though the service not connecting.
As the
Facebook-owned company up to that time was not offering the option to
video-call contacts, consumers have been forced to use substitute apps, such as
Skype, Google Hangouts or iOS's FaceTime, etc, if they wish to call their buddy’s
while looking like they've been caught in a fish-eye lens.
Now when WhatsApp users are over 1 billion
worldwide, they are quickly covering all its bases when it comes to user’s contentment.
It's
still not clear when video calls would be available to WhatsApp user’s. If the
voice-calling launch program is anything to go by, although, it could be here
within a couple of months. Early last year, it took upto 2 months to formally start
the feature for Android customers and another month to initiate it for iOS.
When it does eventually end up on our
screens, let's just hope the icon is more conveniently located than its
voice-calling twin. The last thing we need is more accidental calls while
trying to tap on someone's WhatsApp profile picture.
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