WhatsApp starts testing out Voice Calling feature with select users
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WhatsApp starts testing out Voice Calling feature with select users

WhatsApp is said to be rolling out a significant update to their messaging service this week, and reports indicate that the update will come on Monday. It’s been reported that an update – available for select users at first – will feature voice calling for the first time in WhatsApp’s history. Screenshots and a video actually show the feature was running live on an Android Lollipop device, likely the Nexus 5, and showed private screens for voice dialing, contacts, and much more. These pictures though were not the first to be leaked, as similar pictures leaked in December.

The overall function of the app looks as though it brought more simplicity with easier access to calls, chats, and then contacts – fitting in more closely with the messenger apps that exist on the market today. However, while the expectation is that the feature will launch on Monday – it’s still unclear when it will launch universally for everyone. The company is said to be still working on different aspects of the new build and have indicated that they would push for maximum function in this app to deliver an entire experience.

WhatsApp Voice Calling

Originally, this update was supposed to go live in October of 2014 – but a number of delays put that on track to being during the first quarter of 2015. Here we are now, and it would appear as though were merely days away from seeing what the app will actually look like in real-time practice.

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