How To Call Someone On WhatsApp
Last Updated: December 8, 2021
Do you want to use WhatsApp to talk to your friends online? Or do you have a friend from other countries that you wish to call? In any case, you can use the video or audio call feature in WhatsApp to do so. Follow our quick guide below to learn how.
Tutorial
WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps out there. Aside from messaging your friends through the app, you can also call them as long as you have a stable internet connection.
The messaging app supports voice and video calls for group or private conversations within the app. Group video calls allow up to eight participants at the same time.
With that in mind, here’s our quick guide about initiating a voice or video calls on WhatsApp.
How to start voice and video calls on WhatsApp
If you want to talk with your friends and contacts on WhatsApp, you can use their voice or video call features. As long as you have an internet connection, you can call your friends even if they’re from another country.
You can use voice and video calls on WhatsApp whether you’re on your phone or desktop. Check our quick tutorials below, and we’ll teach you how to start calls from both devices.
On your Android phone:
- Launch WhatsApp and sign in to your account.
- Go to one of your group or one on one chats.
- Tap the voice or video call on the right side of the conversation header.
Once one of the participants accepts the call, you can go ahead and talk with them with audio or video.
During a call, you can toggle your camera on or off. You can also mute yourself whenever you want. If you want to end the call, tap the red button at the bottom of your screen to close it down.
On your desktop:
- Open the WhatsApp desktop app and sign in to your account.
- Head to one of your group or private chats where you want to start a call.
- Click the video or voice call on the right side of the conversation header to initiate a call.
You can start talking with your friends or contacts once they accept your invitation for a call. Like we mentioned earlier, you can toggle your camera on or off whenever you want.
Other users can also call you on WhatsApp whenever they want. If someone keeps on calling you on the app, you can block them in the meantime to prevent them from doing so.
To wrap it all up
Now that you know how to call your contacts on WhatsApp, you can reach them whenever you want as long as you have an internet connection. Even if you’re friend is from another country, you can call them without any problems.
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