WhatsApp, video-call coming soon

Have been waiting for quite some time voice calls on WhatsApp and eventually arrived. Hundreds of millions of users can call each other for free over the Internet through the most used messaging service in the world, but soon potra also add a video stream to the conversation. The rumor about the arrival of video-calls on WhatsApp is not very recent, but it seems that in recent hours has something moved.

In recent hours he has also spoken also German site smartdroid.de, who spotted traces of code of WhatsApp for the new function. The interface we see from the screenshots is the usual minimalist iOS, allows the changing of the camera in use, and little else.

With the arrival of video calls WhatsApp closes a sort of circle in which he tried to offer all the necessary tools for communication through the internet. The service began years ago with a very simplified approach in which it was only allowed to send text messages between different users. It owes its success mainly to the fact that he was a pioneer in the field, but with time things have drastically changed.

The competition from alternative services is strong, and WhatsApp must adapt and offer everything that requires the mass audience. With video-call Jan Koum service purchased by Facebook starts to compete with services like Skype, offering in one package all modes of the most widespread online communications.

According to rumors currently circulating the new mode will be distributed prior to the public only has access to beta versions of the client through an invitational system. Just finished testing the feature will be available to all users. Expectations for the first weeks of 2016, video calls on WhatsApp may be disclosed in volumes in the coming months, in a very similar way to that of the launch of calls on the service.