Last week, WhatsApp announced the live location feature for Android and iOS. Now, WhatsApp is internally testing the Group Voice and Video Calling feature for iOS. This was confirmed by the picture that WhatsApp shared on its blog. They posted an image of live location sharing in which there are icons of video calling and voice calling.
Skype gives the video calling facility for groups in its premium version. This will be the great step by WhatsApp to improve their business and give the tough competition to Skype. WhatsApp already took many customers of skype and IMO after introducing video calling in individual chat.
This information is unofficial and there is no exact date when this feature will roll out. Although, WABetaInfo tweeted about it in a tweet.
ℹ️ NOTE:
Group voice calls: confirmed ✅
Group video calls: partially confirmed ⚠️There are a lot of hidden references about group voice calls, but there is only one reference about group video calls.
But the quoted image should confirm both 😇— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) 21 October 2017
As per the WaBetaInfo, WhatsApp may roll out the group calling feature in its next beta update. The users may get this feature in the 2.17.70 beta WhatsApp update.
The 2.17.70 iOS update has very hidden references to group calls!
Before it was an internal news, now it’s all confirmed 😇😇🎉
For example, WhatsApp 2.17.70 sends a request to the server to ask if the user you are calling is in another group call!— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) 21 October 2017
WhatsApp is working on this group video and voice calling internally. So, we don’t have much information on this topic except above mentioned. But we will immediately inform you with all the data when we will find out more information.