Originally, WhatsApp was designed as an alternative to SMS. But the messaging service has continued to improve by offering new features. And today, it is suitable for discussions with friends as well as to communication between colleagues within an organization. Indeed, WhatsApp already offers many features which promote this use, such as the possibility of having a personal account and a professional account, or the possibility of organizing the discussions of a group of people in themes, as on Slack.
In addition, WhatsApp has continued to improve its video call function. And this week, it announces an update that should interest all those who already use this app to organize online meetings. Indeed, it is now possible to plan video calls on WhatsApp and invite people in advance, as we would on other videoconference applications for professionals. “” “You can consult and manage all your calls to come in the “Calls” tab, as well as the list of participants and the call links to be added to your personal or sharing calendar. All participants will receive a notification when a call is about to start ”, Indicates the Meta group, in its announcement.
Another practical feature during calls
And that’s not all. During group calls, WhatsApp will also offer a feature to “raise your hand”, which will be a way for one of the participants he wishes to speak. As a reminder, this is a feature that already exists on WhatsApp’s competitors for videoconferences. In addition, WhatsApp will also allow participants to use “reactions”: a new way of participating in the call without interrupting the person who speaks.
In other words, WhatsApp continues to focus its development on productivity and collaboration. In addition, one of the advantages of this application is that all calls are encrypted from start to finish, which means that the content of the calls is not readable on the servers of the Meta company.
- WhatsApp continues to improve your video calls
- From now on, it is possible to plan calls and invite participants in advance
- WhatsApp also offers a way of “raising your hand” during a call, to ask the floor
- While at the origin, it was considered a simple alternative to SMS, WhatsApp targets more and more professional uses
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