Facebook has a new plan for WhatsApp to take on Zoom – Times of India

As the popularity of video conferencing platforms is increasing, so is the competition. The huge rise in Zooms user base has made tech giants like Google, Microsoft and Facebook take notice and work on enhancing their offerings.In a similar move, Facebook recently launched Messenger Room, an private video conferencing platform that supports up to 50 participants. During its unveiling, the company just said that it will be rolled out in the coming weeks and will be integrated with other Facebook-owned apps including WhatsApp and Instagram. '; var randomNumber = Math.random(); var isIndia = (window.geoinfo && window.geoinfo.CountryCode === 'IN') && (window.location.href.indexOf('outsideindia') === -1 ); //console.log(isIndia && randomNumber Now, a shortcut for Messenger Rooms has been spotted on the WhatsApp Web version 2.2019.6 by WABetaInfo. So far, WhatsApp Web does not support video calling. To make video calls via WhatsApp Web, users require third-party tools. And these may not always be safe. With the addition of Messenger Rooms, Facebook seems to be solving this problem of WhatsApp Web users as it will allow them to make/join video calls on a bigger screen. .

As per the report in WABetaInfo, the shortcut will appear under the Attach button along with other options. Once the user selects the Messenger Rooms Shortcut, WhatsApp will show an introduction of the feature which reads, Create a room in Messenger and send a link to group video chat with anyone, even if they dont have WhatsApp or Messenger.

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