WhatsApp new feature rolled out

Washington, May 29: The Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced at the Facebook F8 conference that group calls were coming to WhatsApp.

Our tipster, Reuben, discovered group audio and video calls were working for him on the latest WhatsApp beta 2.18.162 (APK Mirror link). I don't see it despite running the same version. So as with iOS, it's likely this is a server-side rollout, but it wouldn't hurt to get the most recent beta to up your chances of seeing it.

When you're in a call with someone, you can tap the add contact icon at the top right of the screen and choose between your contacts to invite to the call. It works for both audio and video calls.

Also, when receiving a call where already two or more people are participating, you will see the avatars and numbers/names of the persons so you can make a decision before joining in.