WhatsApp adds a call feature to your desktop application

During its existence, the WhatsApp service brought a number of interesting features and gradually expanded support for various platforms. According to blog.whatsapp.com, the service made up to 1.4 billion calls in 24 hours during the new year, which is a really respectable number. This time, the popular service brings the call function even for desktops.

Voice and video calls will be available in the WhatsApp desktop application

The main advantage of the new feature is that you will finally see your loved ones and friends on the bigger screen. Desktop calling offers support for both portrait and landscape video modes. The video is displayed in a separate window that overlaps all your running applications, so you can’t minimize the window when you switch programs.

As well as smartphone communication, end-to-end encryption also encrypts calls within a desktop application. So far, only telephony between two users is available to debug any hidden flaws. However, it is also planned to add support for group and video calls. Unfortunately, we don’t know when this feature will be available.

Do you also use the WhatsApp desktop application and do you have the mentioned function available in it? If so, you can let us know in the comments below.