WhatsApp announced staged rollout of Video Calling feature for everyone in coming weeks

WhatsApp will start the roll-out of ‘Video Calling’ in coming weeks in stages. The company was working on the video calling featured behind in closed beta test since last 4-5 months. It launched the features as a hidden feature for Android Beta users last month and **we tried the quality** and reliability of the feature as soon as it was rolled out. This rollout will be for everyone across Android, iPhone and Windows Phone devices. [caption id=“attachment_343374” align=“aligncenter” width=“640”]  WhatsApp video calling[/caption] The company detailed that the feature has been frequently requested by users all across the world. This comes as a natural step in the feature evolution for WhatsApp after the introduction to Group Chats, Voice calling and most recently the launch of web and Windows client for users. WhatsApp users can converse with each other using the feature without having to go to any other VoIP platform like Skype or Viber. [caption id=“attachment_347498” align=“aligncenter” width=“640”]  Mr. Neeraj Arora, Head of Business, WhatsApp and Mr. Manpreet Singh
Image Credit: WhatsApp[/caption] “Video calling is one of the most requested features from people in India. We’re proud to have the opportunity to launch this feature in India, where we now have 160 million users, and we look forward to seeing people use WhatsApp to talk to their friends and loved ones face to face,” added Jan Koum, CEO and Co-Founder for WhatsApp. The company is working on additional features like ‘ **Two-Step Verification** ’, **GIF search** inside the app and a new **Snapchat 'Snaps' like 'Status'** feature that will allow users to share distructable images or videos to the contact list or individual WhatsApp contacts.