Hello there! WhatsApp is calling India on video
NEW DELHI: India is the largest market for WhatsApp globally, said the instant messaging service on Tuesday, as it rolled out in-app video calling for its users.Launching the feature from India underlines the importance of the market for the company."In India, we have more than 160 million monthly active users," said Neeraj Arora, head of business for WhatsApp, in an interaction with ET on Monday.
WhatsApp adds video calling to rival FaceTime, Duo and Skype
WhatsApp has started rolling out video calling to Android, iOS and Windows Phone users, finally bringing a much requested feature to the platform.WhatsApp announced the move just a week after launching GIF support for iPhone users, saying that it's finally going to take on Apple's FaceTime, Microsoft's Skype and Google Duo with a video calling feature for its billion-plus users.The feature will roll out to iOS, Android and Windows Phone users over the "next few days", WhatsApp said, and it will be free to use.
WhatsApp adds secure video calling amid privacy concerns
One of the world's most popular means of communication, Facebook's (FB.O) WhatsApp, is adding fully encrypted video calling to its messaging app on Monday, a move that comes as privacy advocates worry about the potential for stepped-up government surveillance under a Trump administration.WhatsApp, which boasts more than a billion users worldwide, adopted end-to-end encryption early this year, making it technically impossible for the company or government authorities to read messages or listen to calls.The new video calling service will thus provide another means for people to communicate without fear of eavesdropping though WhatsApp does retain other data such as an individual's list of contacts.
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