WhatsApp has launched a new feature that makes it easy to hop onto a call after it?s already started.
The ?joinable calls? feature should be handy for the perennially tardy. WhatsApp says it also brings the spontaneity and ease of in-person chats to group calls:
Some of the best conversations happen when you least expect it. Now, if someone in your group misses a call when the phone rings, they can still join whenever they like. You can also drop-off and re-join so long as the call is still ongoing.
The joinable calls will remain end-to-end encrypted. WhatsApp has also integrated a call info screen, which shows who?s currently on the call and who hasn?t shown up yet.
The feature is now rolling out to users globally. Here?s how to use it:
Joining an incoming WhatsApp group call
- You?ll get a notification when you?re invited to a group video call.
- If you can?t join, click the ?Ignore? button. To open the call info screen, tap ?Join.?
- From the call menu, you can preview the call participants and other invitees.
- Hit ?Join? to hop onto the call.
- While on the call, click ?Open? to access the call info screen.
- Hit ?Add participant? to add more contacts to the call.
- Tap ?RING? to send a notification to people who?ve already been invited.
Joining a missed group call
- Open WhatsApp, then tap the ?CALLS? tab.
- If the call has started, click on it to join. This opens the call info screen.
- From the call menu, tap ?Join.?
That?s it! You?re now free to join a call fashionably late, with the reassurance that you won?t be barred from entering.
This article is written by Thomas Macaulay and was originally published on The Next Web.
