WhatsApp Group Calls Can Now Be Started With 31 Participants: How To Use

The recent iOS stable update changes the previous limitation, marking a significant improvement from the prior limit of only 7 users.

WhatsApp has been enhancing user experience by introducing new features. Now, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform is bringing a significant enhancement in its latest stable update, currently being rolled out, for group calls. As per WABetaInfo, the iOS update to WhatsApp introduces the capacity to start a group video call with more participants simultaneously. While the app previously permitted 32 participants in a video call, only 15 could initiate the call. However, the recent iOS stable update changes this limitation, marking a significant improvement from the prior limit of only 7 users.

Following the latest update, WhatsApp users can now start group calls with the full capacity of 32 participants right from the start, thus, enhancing the calling experience on the world's most popular messaging platform.

The feature to initiate group calls with up to 31 participants, along with minor improvements to the calls tab, was made available to a limited number of beta testers last month, as per WABetaInfo.

Meanwhile, in a bid to make it easier to log into WhatsApp, the company recently announced rolling out passkey support for the app globally. WhatsApp tested passkey support in beta for a couple of months before introducing it for users worldwide. Official passkey support for WhatsApp is available for Android users now, which means Android device users will be able to log into WhatsApp without passwords.

There is no word from Meta on when the feature would be available for iOS users.

"Android users can easily and securely log back in with passkeys 🔑 only your face, finger print, or pin unlocks your WhatsApp account," WhatsApp announced on X, formerly Twitter.

Tech firms have set a goal to make passkeys the new login standard.

This announcement comes days after Google announced it is making passwords passé. The tech behemoth recently announced that it will start prompting users to create and use passkeys, an alternative to passwords, simplifying their future sign-ins.