WhatsApp video calling launched in India
posted on Nov 16, 2016 @ 10:13AM
WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app in India, has launched the new video calling feature for its Indian users. WhatsApp India's business head Neeraj Arora announced that the chat app has now more than 160 million monthly active users making India the largest market for WhatsApp. "India is the biggest country we have- more users than any other country in the world," Arora said. WhatsApp has not added any separate button for the video calling. The user is given two options when pressing the call button in the app: voice and video calls. While the voice calling is known to all, the video calling enables the users to view the video of the person he or she has called via chat app. "Video calling...is a big step forward. It is in line with our mission- we want to make sure we give every possible way for people to stay in touch with their families and friends. Video calling is the most immersive (experience) and something that makes you feel really close to somebody else," said Arora.