WhatsApp voice calling feature reportedly launched in India
WhatsApp has reportedly introduced its new voice calling feature in India. According to online reports, the voice calling feature is available on invite-only basis.
However, WhatsApp has not released this officially and it seems the new feature is still being tested. With this users can make calls for free to their WhatsApp contacts.
GSMArena reported that a Reddit user called pradnesh07 got this new feature on his Nexus 5 smartphone running on Android 5.0 Lollipop.
Recently, WhatsApp had introduced its web client on Google Chrome browser which enabled it’s users to chat from their PCs.
It seems WhatsApp users will have to wait for the new voice calling feature to be officially available.
While, it may sound amazing, the new WhatsApp calling service is nothing new. Free voice calling is already offered by main stream social networking apps like Hangouts, Skype, Facebook and others.
Aiming to expand its userbase, WhatsApp had earlier unveiled its web browser version that allows users to access it on their personal computers.
With over 600 million users globally, WhatsApp till now was available only on smartphones across operating systems Android, iOS, Windows and BlackBerry. WhatsApp’s user base in India has grown to 70 million active-users, accounting for over a 10th of its global users.
