Video calls via WhatsApp are already a reality. Have you tried them from your smartphone?

We discussed a few hours ago how WhatsApp continued to receive constant updates. And now we're back at it because WhatsApp video calls have begun to be deployed and we can finally say that they are a reality. A new function that comes to the most used messaging application that little by little is being made and loaded with new features, some of which we could already use in competing applications.

Just yesterday I read that WhatsApp was used in Spain by 89.9% of owners of a compatible _smartphone_, almost nothing.Hence, any change that appears in the app has an important social impact given the large number of users who are affected or benefited, as the case may be.

And yes, the news that travels the network is true. Whatsapp for Windows 10 Mobile and Windows Phone receives the function to be able to make video calls A function that we can use in other applications and services that is added to other improvements that have been been adding in recent months such as the web application, the addition of VoIP calls or the possibility of using animated GIFs.

Once the news has been discussed, it is time to get down to business. If you want to try WhatsApp video calls you only have to perform a few simple steps Once inside the application we access the menu that appears in the upper right corner once we have entered chat with one of our contacts. When clicking on this menu we will see a drop-down menu and one of the options is video call

Done, we can now make the video call to that contact, a video call that also allows the use of both the front and rear cameras , as we are interested. We can also choose the screen size of both the video in which we see ourselves and the window that corresponds to the person with whom we are talking. We can also place these windows anywhere on the screen, so that we can continue performing other tasks on our phone.

This update has started its deployment this week on the three major platforms such as Android, iOS and Windows Phone and if you don't have it still available, it's just a matter of having some patience, because in the next few hours you should have it active.

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