How To Make Group Calls On WhatsApp With Up To 31 Participants

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Aparna Singh

WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to initiate group calls with up to 31 participants.

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It will allow users to quickly connect with a larger number of participants easily.

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The new feature is being rolled out for iPhone users.

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WhatsApp has released the 23.21.72 update for iOS on the App Store.

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Earlier, users were limited to selecting only 15 contacts when initiating such calls.

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To initiate group calls, open WhatsApp, then tap the Calls tab.

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Tap New call > New group call.

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Find the contacts you want to add to the call, then tap Voice call.

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If you don’t have this feature, it will be available in the upcoming weeks.

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