WhatsApp parent Meta Platforms (earlier Facebook, Inc.) has released a WhatsApp app for macOS, allowing group calls – both audio and video – on the Mac computers.
The WhatsApp for Mac supports video calls with up to 8 people (Image courtesy: Meta)
The WhatsApp app for macOS follows the March release of the one for Windows desktop.
WhatsApp for macOS
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In a press release, Meta stated that the service has been ‘redesigned to be familiar to Mac users.
(1.) With it, people can make group calls from Mac for the first time. A maximum of eight attendees are allowed for video, and 32, for audio calls.
(2.) An individual can join a group call after it has started; you can also see call history, and choose to receive call notifications even when the app is closed.
(3.) Also, users can share files by dragging and dropping into a chat, and view chat history.
(4.) As with WhatsApp on any device, this app, too, ensure maintains the privacy of personal messages and calls, doing so via end-to-end encryption.
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(5.) The Mac computer must be macOS 11 or later, according to CNET.
How to download?
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(5.) The Mac computer must be macOS 11 or later, according to CNET.
How to download?
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For this, users must click on this link. Once there, click on ‘Download'; you will see three options, namely Android, iOS, and Mac.
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