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WhatsApp To Launch Group Video Calls, Tests Feature
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WhatsApp To Launch Group Video Calls, Tests Feature

Facebook owned messaging service WhatsApp has been spotted testing its Group Video call feature, as it gears up to add many feature in its application. As per some reports, WhatsApp Group Video call may allow a user to add as many as 3 members in the group chat. Currently, WhatsApp allows video calls with only one person at a time. Generally, its users have been using Facebook's Messenger, Hangouts or Skype to video call with their friends group. This is one of the most awaited updates in WhatsApp's history after it introduced WhatsApp Call. Facebook has already added support for group video calls, not so long ago, hence making the move more obvious. However, you can add as many people in a Facebook Group Video Call, but same may not imply on WhatsApp. This development was first repo...
Facebook Tests Its Features To Monetise WhatsApp
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Facebook Tests Its Features To Monetise WhatsApp

Facebook Inc is gearing up to make money from WhatsApp, the messaging service used by more than a billion people every day, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. WhatsApp is testing features that would allow businesses to chat with their clients on the app, according to the report. It has started a pilot program that would feature a green badge next to a business contact, indicating that the business was verified by the messaging service, the WSJ reported. “We do intend on charging businesses in the future,” Chief Operating Officer Matt Idema told the Journal in an interview. Started in 2009, WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook for an eye-popping $22 billion in 2014. While WhatsApp had little revenue at the time of the deal, the purchase price was slightly more than the market...