This Thursday, May 22, Mark Zuckerberg made an important announcement to WhatsAppsince the messaging platform will now have an important variation in the audio cats.
Audio chats serves to communicate through live audios whenever you want, without leaving the group chat or changing a call, and group participants can join when they wish.
The great novelty informed by Zuckerberg is that before, this option was available only in large groups, but now any member of a group can start an audio chat. To do so, you have to go to the bottom of the chat, slide up and hold for a few seconds. When starting an audio chat, a notification is not sent or all participants are called. In this way, people can enter or leave whenever they want. The audio chat remains fixed at the bottom of the chat so you can easily access the call controls and so that new members can join whenever they want and see who they are already participating.
Differences between audio chat and group called WhatsApp
- Los Audio cats They do not notify the whole group when they start. Group members can join the conversation whenever they want, while the rest of the group can continue sending messages.
- Once a Audio chat There is no trace of this one, which makes it feel more spontaneous and casual for those who want to discuss a topic quickly.
- Las Group calls They provide more structure when it is necessary to discuss a more specific topic and now offer functions such as raising their hand or reactions with emojis, which makes a voice chat the best option for casual occasions.
- When in a chat you are having conversations of multiple topics at the same time, a Audio chat It can be a simpler option to open a space where some group members can talk about a particular real time.
