Whatsapp update: You can now do group audio talks

Whatsapp group video calls with the maximum of 4 persons is already in the pipeline. The beta app, updated to version 2.18.60, has a group audio call feature, which has been rolled out to select users.

Whatsapp update: You can now do group audio talks
Whatsapp keeps experimenting with new features to offer its users a fresh experience every now and then. Image source: Reuters
By ZeeBiz WebTeam
Updated: Mon, May 28, 2018
05:11 pm
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Popular messaging app Whatsapp keeps experimenting with new features to offer its users a fresh experience every now and then. The latest among them is making group audio calls. Yes! Now you can have an audio chat with multiple group members at the same time. This feature is being tested on iOS devices and may soon be available on Android devices as well. 

Notably, Whatsapp group video calls with the maximum of 4 persons is already in the pipeline. The beta app, updated to version 2.18.60, has a group audio call feature, which has been rolled out to select users.

This new feature was first spotted by WABetaInfo. 

"WhatsApp for iOS 2.18.60: group audio calls UI. [AVAILABLE FOR A FEW USERS ONLY.. PLEASE WAIT]," tweeted WABetaInfo last week. 

The maximum number of group members allowed to enter a group audio chat is yet to be known. 

WABetaInfo also said the new beta version has introduced Select all option in the main screen. After tapping the action bar button, the available options could be seen.

"You can see here the Select all quick option, that allows to select all chats in order to mark all them as read. You can also use Select all to archive all chats," WABetaInfo said. 

"To force the Select all option to appear in the action menu, you need to select at least one chat first, otherwise the option won’t be available," it added.