A32News - After a long awaited, feature video calls (video calls) finally officially present in WhatsApp. The update was started by WhatsApp for users in Indonesia starting on Wednesday (16/11/2016) then.
Users of iOS and Android-based devices in Indonesia can enjoy video call features directly via WhatsApp application on each device.
However, to try out the application, at least there are two conditions that must be considered.
Update apps
To make video calls, both contacts must use the same version of WhatsApp support. If not, then they should update (update) application to the latest version via the Play Store. Otherwise, WhatsApp will display an error message stating the contact has not updated the app.
IOS users already get updates 2:16:17 WhatsApp version that features a new video call. Meanwhile, Android users will find the video call feature via WhatsApp version 2.16.352.
The new version of WhatsApp for iOS can be downloaded in the App Store. IOS and Android versions
Currently, the application WhatsApp is still able to run on older versions of iOS and Android. For iOS users, WhatsApp application can be used with iOS version 6.0 and above.
As for the Android OS, the version can still run WhatsApp is version 2.1 "Eclair" or newer.
Even so, the video call feature can not work in the two versions of the OS. WhatsApp require users to wear an iPhone with iOS 8 to the top to enjoy the video call feature.
Meanwhile, Android users should at least use a mobile phone running Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" or newer to use the video call.
long awaited
Video calls itself a feature of the most eagerly awaited by users WhatsApp. This was revealed directly by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, as the parent company of WhatsApp.
"Voice calls have been growing rapidly, and video calling is the top requests from our community," said Zuckerberg.
The presence of a video call on WhatsApp itself will compete with applications with similar capabilities, such as Google and Skype Duo. Other chat applications such as Line and WeChat, also has features like this.
