WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
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The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
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The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as plain as possible tho’, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The stir, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, spotted WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
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READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September witnessed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the private data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches obey with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
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In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon commenced an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk proceeds in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as ordinary as possible however, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The stir, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, eyed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September eyed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the private data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches obey with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon embarked an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk resumes in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as plain as possible however, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, eyed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September eyed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the private data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches obey with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon commenced an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk proceeds in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as elementary as possible however, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, witnessed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September eyed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The budge has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the individual data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches obey with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon commenced an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk proceeds in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as ordinary as possible however, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The stir, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, eyed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September witnessed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The budge has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the private data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches conform with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon began an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk proceeds in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as elementary as possible tho’, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, eyed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September spotted WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the individual data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches conform with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon embarked an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk resumes in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as elementary as possible however, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The stir, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, spotted WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September witnessed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The budge has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the individual data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches obey with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon began an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk resumes in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as elementary as possible tho’, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The stir, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, witnessed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September spotted WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the private data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches serve with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon began an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk proceeds in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as ordinary as possible however, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, spotted WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
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Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September witnessed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The budge has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the individual data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches serve with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
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In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon began an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk resumes in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as elementary as possible tho’, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The stir, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, eyed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September spotted WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The budge has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the private data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches serve with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
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In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon commenced an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk proceeds in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as elementary as possible however, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The stir, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, spotted WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September witnessed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The budge has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the individual data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches conform with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon embarked an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk resumes in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as ordinary as possible tho’, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The stir, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, spotted WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September witnessed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the individual data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches serve with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon commenced an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk proceeds in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as plain as possible tho’, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, eyed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September spotted WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the private data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches serve with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon embarked an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk proceeds in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as elementary as possible however, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, spotted WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September spotted WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the individual data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches conform with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon embarked an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk resumes in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as elementary as possible tho’, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, eyed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September eyed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the individual data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches serve with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon began an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk proceeds in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as plain as possible tho’, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, eyed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September witnessed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the private data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches serve with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon embarked an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk proceeds in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as ordinary as possible tho’, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The stir, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, witnessed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September spotted WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the private data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches conform with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
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How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
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In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon began an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk proceeds in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as ordinary as possible however, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, spotted WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September spotted WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the individual data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches obey with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
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In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon commenced an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk proceeds in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as plain as possible however, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The stir, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, spotted WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September witnessed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the private data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches serve with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon embarked an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk resumes in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as elementary as possible however, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, witnessed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September spotted WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The budge has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the individual data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches serve with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon commenced an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk resumes in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as plain as possible however, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The stir, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, spotted WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September witnessed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The budge has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the individual data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches serve with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon began an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk resumes in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as plain as possible however, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, witnessed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September spotted WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The budge has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the private data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches conform with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon embarked an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk resumes in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as ordinary as possible however, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, witnessed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September eyed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The budge has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the individual data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches obey with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon embarked an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk proceeds in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as plain as possible however, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, eyed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September eyed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The budge has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the individual data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches conform with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon commenced an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk proceeds in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as ordinary as possible tho’, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, spotted WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September eyed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the private data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches serve with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon embarked an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk resumes in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
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The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
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The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as elementary as possible tho’, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, eyed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
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READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September spotted WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the individual data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches conform with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
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In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon commenced an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk resumes in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as elementary as possible tho’, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, spotted WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September eyed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the individual data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches serve with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
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In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon commenced an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk resumes in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as plain as possible however, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The stir, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, spotted WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September eyed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The budge has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the individual data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches obey with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon began an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk resumes in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as plain as possible however, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, witnessed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September witnessed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The budge has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the individual data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches serve with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon began an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk proceeds in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as ordinary as possible however, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, spotted WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September spotted WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the private data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches obey with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon began an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk proceeds in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as plain as possible tho’, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The stir, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, spotted WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September witnessed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The budge has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the private data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches obey with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
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Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon embarked an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk resumes in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as plain as possible tho’, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, eyed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September witnessed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the private data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches obey with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon began an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk resumes in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.
WhatsApp movie calling: how to use WhatsApp – s fresh feature, WIRED UK
WhatsApp launches movie calling for one billion people. Here's how to use it
The feature will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones and be rolled-out globally in the next few days
- 15 Nov 2016
In its 2nd major rollout this year, WhatsApp has introduced movie calling to the one billion people using it.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Facebook-owned messaging app has announced that the capability to make movie calls using Wi-Fi or data connections will be coming to mobile devices around the world. The feature, which has been common on Skype, Facebook Messenger, FaceTime and Google’s movie messaging app Duo for some time, will work on iPhone, Android, and Windows phones – with rollout taking place over a number of days.
"We’re introducing this feature because we know that sometimes voice and text just aren’t enough," WhatsApp said in a blog post. "We want to make these features available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
READ NEXT
The 'real people' using encryption for privacy protection
WhatsApp says it has "received many requests" for movie calling and has built its movie messaging to be able to work across numerous different devices – Apple’s FaceTime, for example, can only be used across its own devices. The fresh feature may not be a massive surprise as reports of movie calling tests being incorporated into the WhatsApp Android app surfaced in October.
The company has attempted to make the movie calling as ordinary as possible tho’, there are no Snapchat-style filters and the capability to draw or write on a movie is not included. “We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done," Manpreet Singh, WhatsApp’s lead engineer told WIRED US. "That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp.”
Earlier this year WhatsApp bolstered the security of its app by turning on end-to-end encryption by default for everyone using it. The encryption method means WhatsApp, as a provider, cannot access the content of messages sent inbetween its customer – this is only available to those who have the encryption keys. The budge, which in part has been followed by Google’s messaging app and Facebook Messenger, eyed WhatsApp being called the most secure messaging app by Amnesty International.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Dear Amber Rudd, don't use the London terror attacks to break encryption
Google’s Duo movie app features end-to-end encryption for all calls made using it, as does FaceTime. WhatsApp has confirmed to WIRED that the movie calling it has introduced is end-to-end encrypted by default.
However, privacy fears have remained over WhatsApp and Facebook’s use of data. A switch in privacy policy in September witnessed WhatsApp begin sharing people’s phone numbers with its parent company. The stir has sparked an international backlash against the way users were told: the UK’s data protection regulator is investigating and has made an agreement with Facebook for the individual data sharing to be "paused"; a European Commission working group is also looking at whether the policy switches obey with EU laws.
WhatsApp’s next major feature introduction could be two-step authentication, which it is trialling in a beta version.
ADVERTISEMENT
READ NEXT
Facebook sees massive surge in mobile ad revenue – but it's running out of ad space
How to use WhatsApp movie calling
The update to WhatsApp, which will be rolling out to all users around the world in the next duo of days, is effortless to use.
ADVERTISEMENT
In a WhatsApp talk, click on the phone icon in the top right-hand corner and you will be introduced with the option to make a movie call.
Previously, this icon embarked an audio call over a Wi-Fi or data connection with the contact you were messaging: now it is possible to make a movie call. By hitting the camera icon during movie call it is possible to alternate inbetween the front facing and rear-facing cameras.
It’s possible to multi-task while in a WhatsApp call, you can check your other messages while the movie talk proceeds in a smaller on-screen box. Leaving the app freezes movie but transfers the call to voice.
This article has been updated to confirm WhatsApp movie calling is end-to-end encrypted by default.