WhatsApp starts testing its free calls function
It seems that the time for calls from WhatsApp has arrived. And, after many months of waiting, several users have begun to taste what this messaging tool has been up to for more than a year: Free calls between your own users over the Internet. Something that could change the paradigm of mobile communication and do a lot of damage to mobile operators, but a lot of good to ordinary users who want more facilities and free options to communicate.
The new data comes from the forum Reddit, from where Android Policehas echoed what one of your users has posted. And it seems that WhatsApp has opened the doors to its new call function, although limited still. Thus, a user could have accessed the WhatsApp calls after receiving one of these from another contact A method like subscription in order to gradually roll out this long-awaited feature. An experience that he has shared in the commented forum, showing the updated WhatsApp interface and detailing some of its features.
This function appears to be latent in the latest beta or test version of the WhatsApp application, activating when a message is received call. At that moment the interface or appearance of the messaging application changes, as was leaked some time ago.With this, the main screen of the application becomes divided into three tabs: on the one hand the calls , viewing the record of contacts and conversations. On the other hand, the usual chats as usual. Finally, a tab for finding the list of contacts with whom to communicate.
The call screen shows the profile picture of the contact with whom you are speaking, indicating that it is a call fromWhatsApp These conversations are transmitted over the Internet through the VoIP protocol A system that allowssending voice over the Internet but you have to be aware of it, because not all telephone companies support it in their data plans, or ask for an extra payment for their use.In any case, a completely free option through lines WiFi
Apparently, this function is still in testing, since it is being released to a limited number of users According to comments in Android Police, the majority of users who have had access to this function had a terminal Androidupdated to version 5.0 or Lollipop, the latest version of WhatsApp downloaded from yourwebpage and, of course, have received a WhatsApp call through a contact.
We'll have to wait a little longer to see if this new function arrives like this, step by step and call after call. Or if, rather, it is still a limited testing phase before what is already the imminent arrival of calls through WhatsAppA function that was expected for end of 2014 and that its managers assured would arrive for the first quarter of this 2015
