Facebook testing group audio calling on desktop

After launching group voice calls on its mobile Messenger app back in April, Facebook is now testing the feature on the desktop.

Facebook first started offering audio calling on desktop back in 2013, but now it’s making VoIP more social. TechCrunch reports that the social network has given a small number of users access to the feature to test it out. Those who are a part of this test see a phone icon on their group chats, they only need to click on that icon to invite members to join a voice call.

This feature addition to the desktop now puts Facebook directly in competition with Skype and Hangouts — which even though much more stout require you to add the person to your contacts via username or email ids. Here you just need to be Facebook friends and would surely make it easier to coordinate large calls with family and friends on a ubiquitous platform like Facebook.

The social network is yet to confirm how long this test will continue and how long users will have to wait before the Facebook Messenger desktop group voice calling feature is released for everyone.