WhatsApp Will Soon Increase Group Call Limit

WhatsApp is working to increase the number of participants in audio and video calls on the platform. The characteristic is under evolution and is disabled past default on WhatsApp beta version ii.20.128 for Android, as spotted past WaBetaInfo.

📝 WhatsApp beta for Android 2.20.128: what'south new?

Found strings that suggest the new group call limit on WhatsApp for Android!https://t.co/PkCFCIHaKB

NOTE: The feature volition be bachelor in time to come.

— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) April 16, 2020

According to WaBetaInfo, the feature requires all the interested participants to be in the latest version of WhatsApp. The number of supported participants remains uncertain but it should be significant enough since WhatsApp wants anybody to apply its service rather than looking for alternatives like Apple tree'due south FaceTime that supports up to 32 participants.

Given the current circumstances due to the pandemic, people are using video calling more than than ever to stay in affect with their friends and family. We could wait WhatsApp to work on this feature with high priority to facilitate grouping video calls with more participants.

Equally a footstep to add more convenience and make it easier to start video calls, WhatsApp recently added a defended video call button for groups with 4 or less participants. WhatsApp is probable to tweak the video call button to back up the new video limit, whenever it starts rolling out.

Likewise, the latest WhatsApp beta version 2.20.129 for Android gets a new call header that shows calls are end-to-stop encrypted, as you lot tin meet in the image higher up. The feature showed its first signs of existence on WhatsApp beta version 2.twenty.50.23 for iOS.

Although at that place is no information regarding the availability of these features in the stable version, WhatsApp should hopefully be pushing the update in the coming weeks. Nonetheless, since their track record for rolling out essential features like nighttime mode is undoubtedly the slowest I've ever seen, we will have to expect to know for sure.