News & Reviews:   voice call

Are you the type that doesn't want too many apps on your PC? Many platforms have web versions, so you don't have to download an additional app, but these tend to have limitations in some way. For WhatsApp Web, it was the lack of voice and video calls. Now, that's getting fixed.

WhatsApp is quietly reshaping how users handle missed calls with a new feature spotted in its latest Android beta (version 2.25.23.21). Available to select testers via the Google Play Beta Program, the update introduces a voicemail-like voice message option—bringing a more human touch to digital conversations.

We called it when Microsoft announced their VALL-E AI voice cloning project, but scammers using such AI voice cloners have already put them into action as an elderly couple were recently scammed out of $21000 Canadian dollars (~RM69115). Apparently, a “lawyer” had called the elderly couple claiming that their son had killed an American diplomat in a car accident, was in jail without a phone and needed money for legal fees.

WhatsApp is finally rolling out a feature that it announced last month. Call Links, which allows users to join calls through links, will make joining or starting group calls on the messaging platform easy. It's basically similar to the feature we have on popular video-conferencing tools like Google Meet and Zoom.

Earlier, Google announced that it's adding a voice call feature to the Gmail app. Today, it is finally available on both iOS and Android app, and a video call feature also came with it. Therefore, from now on, users can directly perform those mentioned activities in the app rather than using Google Meet.

It looks like this week we'll be getting two nice WhatsApp features. After introducing a mute button for videos that are about to be shared, the chat platform is now bringing the most wanted feature to the desktop version. It is announced that video and voice call features will now be offered on the bigger screen.