How to make a voice or video call on WhatsApp desktop

(Pocket-lint) - WhatsApp has agelong offered dependable and video calls done its iPhone and Android apps, but the diagnostic is besides disposable connected its desktop app. 

Making a dependable oregon video telephone utilizing WhatsApp's desktop app works successful some representation and scenery orientation, and appears successful a resizeable standalone model connected your machine truthful you person the state to determination it around. It is besides acceptable to ever beryllium connected top. 

Currently, the diagnostic is lone disposable for one-to-one calls, but WhatsApp has said it has plans to see radical dependable and video calls successful the future. All dependable and video calls connected WhatsApp are end-to-end encrypted.

Here's however to marque a dependable oregon video telephone utilizing WhatsApp desktop and what you need.

What you request to marque a dependable oregon video telephone connected WhatsApp desktop

To marque oregon person a dependable oregon video telephone utilizing WhatsApp desktop, you volition request the following:

• The latest mentation of the WhatsApp desktop app (available for Windows PC and Mac)
• An audio and microphone output device
• A camera for video calls
• An progressive net transportation connected your telephone and computer. Your telephone needs to beryllium online to found the call, but the telephone won't spell done your phone.
• Grant support to WhatsApp desktop to entree your computer's microphone and camera.

It's worthy noting that WhatsApp Desktop calling is lone supported connected MacOS 10.13 and newer, and Windows 10 64-bit mentation 1903 and newer.

How to marque a dependable telephone utilizing WhatsApp desktop

Follow these ace casual steps to marque a dependable telephone utilizing WhatsApp desktop. 

1. Open the WhatsApp desktop app connected your computer
2. Scan the QR codification utilizing your telephone (open WhatsApp connected your telephone > Tap Settings > Linked Devices > Link a Device)
3. Open the idiosyncratic chat with the idiosyncratic you privation to marque a telephone to
4. Click connected the dependable telephone icon
5. Tap connected End Call erstwhile you're done

You tin mute oregon unmute your microphone by clicking the microphone icon during the call. It's besides imaginable to power from a dependable telephone to a video telephone during the telephone - much connected that below.

How to marque a video telephone utilizing WhatsApp desktop

To marque a video telephone utilizing WhatsApp desktop, travel the elemental steps below:

1. Open the WhatsApp desktop app connected your computer
2. Scan the QR codification utilizing your telephone (open WhatsApp connected your telephone > Tap Settings > Linked Devices > Link a Device)
3. Open the idiosyncratic chat with the idiosyncratic you privation to marque a video telephone to
4. Tap connected the Video telephone icon
5. Tap End Call erstwhile you're finished

As with dependable calling, you tin mute oregon unmute your microphone by clicking the microphone icon during the call. You tin besides crook your camera disconnected by tapping connected the camera icon during the call.

How to power betwixt a dependable telephone and video telephone utilizing WhatsApp desktop

During a dependable telephone with a contact, you tin inquire to power to a video call, similar you tin with Apple's FaceTime for example. 

To power betwixt a dependable telephone and a video telephone utilizing WhatsApp desktop, travel the steps below:

1. Follow the steps supra to commencement a dependable telephone with a contact
2. During the call, hover implicit the Camera icon
3. Click connected the camera icon
4. The interaction you are talking to volition past get the enactment to prime OK oregon Switch to alteration the telephone to video, oregon Cancel to decline
5. If they prime OK oregon Switch, the dependable telephone volition power implicit to video

How to reply a dependable oregon video telephone connected WhatsApp desktop

Answering a dependable oregon video telephone connected WhatsApp desktop is precise simple. 

Three options volition look erstwhile idiosyncratic dependable calls you oregon video calls you and you person WhatsApp Desktop connected and connected to your WhatsApp account.

Accept volition judge the call. Decline volition diminution the telephone and Ignore oregon "x" volition disregard the call.

Writing by Britta O'Boyle. Originally published connected 4 March 2021.