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WhatsApp has added a new voice calling feature which allows people to ring other users.

The company has released a new version of the app which means people with iPhones can talk to anyone around the world for free.

WhatsApp Calling uses an internet connection rather than your mobile phone's voice minutes, like Skype, FaceTime Audio or Viber.

The new feature will be rolled out "slowly over the next several weeks".

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WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum previously announced that the messaging app has 800 million users

latest iOS version of WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, follows a similar update on Android.


As WhatsApp's popularity continues to increase, it's believed the app will continue to experiment with new features.You can not use it to call 999/911 and other emergency services.

Some industry experts think that after rolling out voice calling, the company may venture into video calling, something messaging app SnapChat is already experimenting with.

The new calling feature had been expected to come to the app after Facebook took over WhatsApp last year.

 

Facebook's Messenger app for iPhone already has a similar calling device.

 

Source: BBC News

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WhatsApp has added a new voice calling feature which allows people to ring other users.

The company has released a new version of the app which means people with iPhones can talk to anyone around the world for free.

WhatsApp Calling uses an internet connection rather than your mobile phone's voice minutes, like Skype, FaceTime Audio or Viber.

The new feature will be rolled out "slowly over the next several weeks".

_82496712_gettykoum.jpg

WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum previously announced that the messaging app has 800 million users

 

latest iOS version of WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, follows a similar update on Android.

 

As WhatsApp's popularity continues to increase, it's believed the app will continue to experiment with new features.You can not use it to call 999/911 and other emergency services.

Some industry experts think that after rolling out voice calling, the company may venture into video calling, something messaging app SnapChat is already experimenting with.

The new calling feature had been expected to come to the app after Facebook took over WhatsApp last year.

 

Facebook's Messenger app for iPhone already has a similar calling device.

 

Source: BBC News

 

If I am not mistaken even if you update Whatsapp the calling feature is not immediately activated. It is rolling out slowly over the next several weeks. :)

Edited by blackknight8653
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