Soon you'll be able to make WhatsApp voice and video calls from desktop. Here's how it will work

WhatsApp will allow users to make voice calls from the web version of its application soon. The feature is reportedly being rolled out for select users. The instant messaging application has been testing desktop or web calling features for some time now.

Earlier in October 2020, the application announced its plans to enable video and voice calling features for web and desktop applications. The feature was rolled out for select beta testers and some non-beta testers. If the latest reports are to be believed, the application will soon make the feature available for all.

The development came after technology enthusiast Mukul Sharma shared a screenshot of the feature. Sharma’s screenshot showed a video and voice call icon adjacent to the search icon at the top of the chat window. The feature was seen on the browser and not on the web app.

While it has been learnt that the feature was only available for beta users, the latest development hints at the possibility that it will be available to non-beta users too.

Meanwhile, the application has also rolled out a dark theme for WhatsApp beta testers of WhatsApp beta for Windows. Besides, it has also rolled out a new voice call interface for its beta users. Another feature that is being developed will let users of WhatsApp Business set cover photos for their profile.

According to a report on WABetaInfo, the WhatsApp Business users will get a new function wherein users will be able to set photos as cover images similar to those on Facebook and LinkedIn.The feature is reportedly under development and regular users are unlikely to get access to it.