Mark Zuckerberg introduces new WhatsApp app for Windows, allows up to 8 people on group video calls & more

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced a new WhatsApp application for Windows, which will let users add up to 8 people on a group video call.

The new application will also allow users to make an audio call with up to 32 people from their desktop itself.

"Launching a new WhatsApp desktop app for Windows. Now you can make E2E encrypted video calls with up to 8 people and audio calls with up to 32 people," Zuckerberg said as he made the announcement on his official Facebook profile.

The tech giant has also claimed that WhatsApp now loads faster on the new Windows desktop. The application is built with an interface familiar to WhatsApp and Windows users.

“Since introducing new multi-device capabilities, we’ve listened to feedback and made improvements including faster device linking and better syncing across devices, as well as new features such as link previews and stickers,” Meta said. The company further said that it has also made improvements, including faster device linking and better syncing across devices, as well as new features like link previews and stickers.
Meta further said that it will continue to increase these limits over time so users can always stay connected with friends, family, and co-workers on WhatsApp.

"WhatsApp is the largest platform to provide a fully end-to-end encrypted messaging experience that allows cross-platform communication between mobile phones, computers, tablets and more. This means that your personal messages, media and calls are always end-to-end encrypted across all your devices," the tech giant added.

The Zuckerberg-led Meta has said that the company will introduce a new Mac desktop version of WhatsApp, which is currently in beta version.

Earlier this week, the tech company also announced two new updates for Groups feature on WhatsApp as it brought in new controls for admins and allowing users to easily see groups in common.