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Updated April 30, 2020 11:56 a.m.
Video conferencing is booming in the crown crisis. WhatsApp, therefore, improved and increased the number of possible participants to eight.
From now on, up to eight people can meet in a WhatsApp video chat at the same time. This has doubled the possible number of participants, as announced by Facebook, which owns the chat software.
Group video calls are also encrypted from start to finish with eight participants. The only requirement to be able to use the extended video chat is the latest version of WhatsApp.
If it doesn’t work right away, iOS or Android users should install the latest messenger update from the app stores. Then you can simply initiate group calls via the video or voice call button.
Google also increases the number of participants
By the end of March, Google had already increased the maximum possible number of participants for its video messenger duo from eight to a dozen, with the same momentum as Facebook: the new limit should make it easier for users to hold virtual meetings or conferences. in the current crown crisis. (dpa / af)
