Facebook’s popular messaging service, WhatsApp recently released its voice and video call feature on WhatsApp Desktop. This step will be highly beneficial for those who primarily work on a computer and less often use WhatsApp on their smartphones. As of now, you will be able to use the beta version of Voice call and Video call. But after feedback and improvements, we can expect stable versions of the desktop app to arrive soon. Here’s the complete guide for initiating voice and video calls on WhatsApp Desktop.
How to make a voice call using WhatsApp Desktop?
To initiate or receive a voice on WhatsApp Desktop, you will require an uninterrupted internet connection on your system and smartphone plus a microphone. Follow these steps.
1) Ensure that your computer’s microphone is enabled as WhatsApp Desktop uses the microphone as the input device.
2) If your computer does not have an in-built microphone, connect an external microphone and select it in the settings: Start > Settings > System > Sounds.
3) Open the WhatsApp Desktop application on your computer.
4) Select the chat of the contact who you want to voice call.
5) Click the Voice call icon that resembles a telephone.
How to make a video call using WhatsApp Desktop?
To initiate or receive a voice on WhatsApp Desktop, you will require an uninterrupted internet connection on your system and smartphone plus a microphone and a webcam. Follow these steps.
1) Ensure that your webcam is enabled. To allow your computer to access the camera, follow Start > Settings > Privacy > Camera. In Allow access to the camera on this device, if Camera access for this device is disabled, select Change and turn on Camera access for this device.
2) Open the WhatsApp Desktop application on your computer.
3) Select the chat of the contact who you want to video call.
5) Click the Video call icon that resembles a camcorder.
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