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WhatsApp is getting web calls.

Support for voice and video calls between individual chats is now available to some beta testers, allowing web users to place and receive calls without giving Meta so much personal data via the WhatsApp desktop app. It’ll roll out to more users “over the coming weeks,” according to WABetainfo.

A screenshot of the WhatsApp web experience, showing clickable boxes for voice and video calls.
Web WhatsApp users are currently prompted to install the desktop app to make calls, but should soon see these two options after the update rolls out.
Image: WABetaInfo
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