WhatsApp emphasised that like written messages, all calls on its
platform are protected with end-to-end encryption.
Facebook-owned
instant messaging platform, WhatsApp
now allows up to eight people in a group video call. The number of total
participants allowed in a video call were earlier limited to four. The change
has been done in view of increasing number of people turning to digital
platforms to connect with friends and family amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Last month, WhatsApp said that people on average are spending over 15 billion minutes talking each day on WhatsApp calls, well above a typical day before the pandemic.
"...we see
that people all over the world are turning to voice and video
calling on WhatsApp more than ever before. Group calling has been
particularly useful and our users have asked to connect with more people at
once," WhatsApp said in a blogpost.
Starting Tuesday,
the company is doubling the number of participants one can have on a WhatsApp
video or voice call from 4 to 8 people at a time, it added.
WhatsApp
emphasised that like written messages, all calls on its platform are protected
with end-to-end encryption.
"We have
built group calling in a way that makes it available for as many users as
possible, including people on lower-end devices and slow network
conditions," it added.
WhatsApp said that
to access the new, higher participant limit on WhatsApp calls, all participants
in a call need to update to the latest version of WhatsApp available on iPhone
or Android.
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