Meta is rolling out an update for WhatsApp for the web. The company is finally adding two features that were previously absent from this interface. Two features that are nevertheless essential to... normal use of the platform.
Our colleagues from WABetaInfo come from We've discovered that WhatsApp is preparing to add two major features to its web version. The interface, an alternative to WhatsApp applications, has the advantage of being accessible from any browser. Until now, this variant of the service, closely linked to the smartphone application, only allowed you to view messages and conversations.
In addition, of course, to letting you send messages to your friends from any computer. However, some more advanced features like voice calls and video chat remain reserved for official applications – including the one the company offers on Mac and Windows PCs. Enough to make the very existence of WhatsApp for the Web seem rather anecdotal for most people.
WhatsApp for the web is catching up with the mobile version, and that's a good thing
But two promising details have appeared in the version accessible only to the group of testers of the beta versions of WhatsApp. Indeed, a screenshot provided by our colleagues shows the appearance of "Phone" and "Video" icons at the top of a group message. This likely indicates that Meta is indeed adding these two features to the heart of the WhatsApp mobile experience.
It's worth remaining cautious about Meta's plans in this area, even if our colleagues seem rather certain that the arrival of these new features is now imminent for all users of the instant messaging service. But it's clear that allowing you to make and receive WhatsApp audio and video calls from the browser can potentially become very useful, since it becomes possible to use the service from any computer, without having to install an application.
Of course, we hope that the company has planned everything to make the experience as secure as possible. In particular, reduce the risk of inadvertently staying logged in on a machine you don't own. The precise details on this point, and any changes implemented by the company around the connection to WhatsApp for the Web are, for the moment, unknown.
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