Calling through WhatsApp has become a highly popular way for people to communicate with each other, and group calls added a new layer of usefulness to the feature. Through a group call, users can conduct meetings, catch up with family as well as a wide range of other things. However, WhatsApp is continuously fine tuning its platform because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up keeping users locked in.
With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that WhatsApp is working on a new update that will allow users to schedule group calls. This feature may prove useful for WhatsApp for Business users as well, since it would be a seamless way for them to get their calls organized instead of being in a state of disarray.
Any participants in your upcoming scheduled group call will also receive a notification informing them about what is about to occur. Some users may have already gotten this update even though it is still in the beta testing phase. In order to see whether or not you yourself have this feature, simply go to a WhatsApp group and try clicking on the call button.
Users that are part of the beta test will notice that a schedule will pull up allowing them to select a specific time as well as a date in which their call will be set up for. This can take a lot of the coordination out of the process by which calls are being arranged. Instead of having to confirm a time and check everyone’s availability, you can simply schedule the call and anyone that gets notified can inform you if they will not be able to attend.
Another advantage is that it can make it less likely that someone or the other might accidentally miss the call. Having the schedule present within WhatsApp itself will be considerably more convenient than might have been the case otherwise, and it will be interesting to see what other features WhatsApp has in store.
Read next: WhatsApp Tests New Feature That Allows Users To Add Multiple Accounts On A Single Device
With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that WhatsApp is working on a new update that will allow users to schedule group calls. This feature may prove useful for WhatsApp for Business users as well, since it would be a seamless way for them to get their calls organized instead of being in a state of disarray.
Any participants in your upcoming scheduled group call will also receive a notification informing them about what is about to occur. Some users may have already gotten this update even though it is still in the beta testing phase. In order to see whether or not you yourself have this feature, simply go to a WhatsApp group and try clicking on the call button.
Users that are part of the beta test will notice that a schedule will pull up allowing them to select a specific time as well as a date in which their call will be set up for. This can take a lot of the coordination out of the process by which calls are being arranged. Instead of having to confirm a time and check everyone’s availability, you can simply schedule the call and anyone that gets notified can inform you if they will not be able to attend.
Another advantage is that it can make it less likely that someone or the other might accidentally miss the call. Having the schedule present within WhatsApp itself will be considerably more convenient than might have been the case otherwise, and it will be interesting to see what other features WhatsApp has in store.
Read next: WhatsApp Tests New Feature That Allows Users To Add Multiple Accounts On A Single Device
