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WhatsApp now lets Android users switch from voice to video calls

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WhatsApp lets users switch between voice and video calls

WhatsApp has launched a new feature for its Android users which lets them switch between voice and video calls or vice versa. The feature first spotted by WABetaInfo, is only available in beta phase and will roll out with the 2.18.4 version of the application. WABetInfo, however stated that the feature won't work in group voice calls.

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WhatsApp lets users switch between voice and video calls

If you are on a voice call via WhatsApp with your friend, and suddenly decide to make a video call instead, presently you need to cut the voice call, go back to the chat, and then separately make a video call by clicking on the dedicated video call icon. This process consumes a lot of time.

WhatsApp lets users witch between voice and video calls

But with the new fetaure, if the user is on a voice call, he/she will have a video icon made on the call screen, right under the reject button. Once you click on that icon, the app will send a request to the recipient without disconnecting the voice call. If the recipient rejects the call, the voice call will continue as it was and if they accept the video call, it will seamlessly transform into a video call.

The exact date when the feature will make it to the stable version of the application is still not known.

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