WhatsApp introduces new ‘Guest Calling’ feature for non users:You can now join a call without an account or app installation, just click a link

WhatsApp has launched a new and useful feature called ‘Guest Calling’ for its users. With this feature, people who do not have a WhatsApp account and do not have the app installed on their phone or computer can also be included in WhatsApp calls. Read this question-and-answer guide for all the details about the new update… Question 1. What is WhatsApp’s new Guest Calling feature? Answer: With this new WhatsApp feature, you can add anyone who does not use WhatsApp to a WhatsApp call. The other person does not need to download the WhatsApp app or create an account. You simply send them the call link, and they can click on it to join the call directly. Question 2. How can a user join a call without installing the app? Answer: Meta added the call support feature to WhatsApp’s web version earlier this year. When you send a call link to someone without an account, they can open the link in a web browser such as Google Chrome or Safari on their mobile phone or computer and join the call directly. Question 3. Will guest users get access to the other features during the call? Answer: Yes, guest users will also get access to WhatsApp’s main calling features. During the call, they can: Question 4. How secure are guest calls without an account? Are they safe? Answer: There have been no security compromises. According to WhatsApp, calls made through guest calling will also be fully end-to-end encrypted. This means that no third party, or even WhatsApp itself, can listen to your conversation apart from the people on the call. Question 5. Can anyone join the call simply by clicking the link directly? Answer: No. For security, a ‘waiting room’ feature is provided. When a guest clicks on the link, they will first enter the waiting room. They will be able to join the call only after the call host-the user who started the call-approves them. Question 6: What restrictions will apply to guest users? Answer: Some limits have been set for guest users to maintain security and privacy: Question 7. How will this new feature benefit users? Answer: Question 8. What is the latest update on calendar integration? Answer: Meta has announced that Google Calendar and Outlook integration for WhatsApp calls will also be launched by the end of this year.
Users will need to install the WhatsApp plugin and connect their account. They will then be able to send a WhatsApp call link directly along with their calendar invites. What is end-to-end encryption? This is a security technology that ensures only the sender and recipient can access a message or call. No hacker, telecom company, or even the service provider itself (WhatsApp/Meta) can listen to or view your calls or messages.