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WhatsApp Voice Calling Now Open to All Android s: Report

WhatsApp Voice Calling Now Open to All Android s: Report 6hy4r

By NDTV Correspondent | Updated: 16 March 2015 16:40 IST

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WhatsApp appears to have opened its voice calling feature to all Android s, with the invite window now open for several hours. The world's most popular messaging app has been gradually rolling out this feature by opening the invite window only for a few hours at a time. This time however, WhatsApp may have opened the floodgates, reports Android Police. 6l6q5m

The report says that many people have been receiving the WhatsApp calling feature on their Android smartphones. To activate the feature, all you need is the latest version (v2.11.561) of WhatsApp (via APKMirror) and a WhatsApp call from someone who already has the feature. After you get the call, you will see WhatsApp's interface switch from just showing recent chats to three tabs - calls, chats and s.

(Also see: How to Activate WhatsApp Voice Calling)

This move appears to have come on the back of another milestone for WhatsApp - over 1 billion installs via Google Play. The app's Google Play page now shows that it has between 1 billion and 5 billion installs. These numbers of course don't reveal the actual number of WhatsApp s because anyone who installed the app once is counted in this number. The number isn't reduced if the person proceeds to delete the app. Even then, the number shows just how popular the messaging app is.

Earlier, the voice calling button appeared in the app some time ago.

Having established itself as the world's most popular messaging app with over Web version that works well. Both these features have been available for some time with competing messaging apps such as iMessage (calling via FaceTime), Line, Viber, among others.

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