WhatsApp calls arrive one year late
With almost a year of delay since were announced , calls through the messaging application WhatsApp begin to reach users Android Of course, with a cunning technique to control the propagation of this long-awaited function. And it is that the calls must be activated by receiving precisely one of these from another user who has already been able to access the feature.Something that would allow a good number of users to start having this new form of communication through the most widespread messaging application on the mobile platform.
Apparently, and as many users have been able to report in different forums such as XDA Developers or media such as Android Police, calls from WhatsApp have started appearing on terminals Android The key is that WhatsApp itself has already introduced this function in its latest version of the application for Android, which has the number 2.11.528, although it hides Thus, it is necessary to receive one of these calls from a contact to be able to enjoy the new form of communication that is given through this application. In addition, it would also work with version 2.11.531 (beta or testing) available through the WhatsApp webpage
On the anniversary of the purchase of WhatsApp by Facebook, and a few days before the one-year anniversary of the announcement of the arrival of calls, WhatsApp has started to randomly enable this feature for some users to start to call your contacts and spread throughout the user community. Something that had already been discovered after the latest updates, but for which it was necessary to have root or superuser access in the terminal. A complex process that could end very badly for the user's mobile if something was not done correctly.
Thus, once a call is received from a contact through WhatsApp , and if the application has been updated, the appearance changesWith this, there is no longer a single chat screen to divide into three, as has been leaked in recent weeks. This means having a tab for calls, another for chats, and another for contacts, being able to move from one to another comfortably. The renewal of appearance is also noticeable in the profile photos, which now have a circular formatinstead of square.
With this, the option of regular call, as well as the phone icon from the top that now appears on chat screens, is no longer a traditional call to be a WhatsApp call over the Internet A service that is fully integrated in the application, being able to see the profile photo of the contact being called , and communication remains active even if the user jumps to another application or mobile screenSomething very similar to what happens with conventional calls.
In short, a hope that has lasted a whole year and is beginning to bear fruit. However, we will still have to wait for the function to arrive progressively, call after call, to all users. We are waiting to find out which platforms will be able to use this function and if all users will be able to get it completely for free
At the moment it only seems to affect users of the Android platform who have updated to WhatsApp version 2.11.528 fromGoogle Play, or to 2.11.531 from the web page from WhatsApp and have received a call.
Images via Android Police
Update: After a period in which calls were used to activate this function of calls to via WhatsApp, it seems that the company has stopped offering this possibilityPerhaps due to saturation or to control the propagation of this expected feature. Thus, many users who are receiving WhatsApp calls are discovering that the appearance of their application does not change, nor do they acquire this functionality. Back to wait.
