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Messaging firms take big steps to lure masses to movie talks.
by Tom Mendelsohn (UK) – Nov 15, two thousand sixteen 1:52 pm UTC
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has announced that movie calls will—at last—be rolling out imminently, a budge that came on the same day Microsoft exposed that Skype can now be used online without registration.
WhatsApp movie talks will be available across iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.
Microsoft, meantime, said on Monday that Skype fans can now access a video-conferencing guest account without registering for a login via its Web app.
It’s claimed that more than one billion people use the instant-messaging app WhatsApp every month. Voice calls were very first released in April 2015, and the fresh movie service is no-frills: when users make a call, they are prompted to choose inbetween voice and movie.
Picking the latter, they’re introduced with a barebones call without fripperies like filters. WhatsApp’s lead engineer, Manpreet Signh, told Wired: "We want it to be plain. We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done. That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp."
WhatsApp reiterated that it wished to make movie calling "available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
And Microsoft’s announcement suggests that it has eventually noticed that there are slew of other desktop video-conferencing apps that don’t require users to register. Users can generate a link to a conversation from Skype’s homepage, which guests can join instantly upon clicking on a link, either through the app or as a guest from the Web.
All of Skype’s free features are made available in this way, including group instant messaging, voice and movie calls, screen sharing, and file sharing. Up to three hundred people can talk and twenty five people can join a call, Microsoft said.
WhatsApp unveils movie calls, Skype pops open guest accounts, Ars Technica
Biz & IT / Information Technology
Messaging firms take big steps to lure masses to movie talks.
by Tom Mendelsohn (UK) – Nov 15, two thousand sixteen 1:52 pm UTC
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has announced that movie calls will—at last—be rolling out imminently, a stir that came on the same day Microsoft exposed that Skype can now be used online without registration.
WhatsApp movie talks will be available across iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.
Microsoft, meantime, said on Monday that Skype fans can now access a video-conferencing guest account without registering for a login via its Web app.
It’s claimed that more than one billion people use the instant-messaging app WhatsApp every month. Voice calls were very first released in April 2015, and the fresh movie service is no-frills: when users make a call, they are prompted to choose inbetween voice and movie.
Picking the latter, they’re introduced with a barebones call without fripperies like filters. WhatsApp’s lead engineer, Manpreet Signh, told Wired: "We want it to be ordinary. We want to make sure people understand how movie calls can be done. That’s been the model for everything we’ve developed at WhatsApp."
WhatsApp reiterated that it dreamed to make movie calling "available to everyone, not just those who can afford the most expensive fresh phones or live in countries with the best cellular networks."
And Microsoft’s announcement suggests that it has ultimately noticed that there are slew of other desktop video-conferencing apps that don’t require users to register. Users can generate a link to a conversation from Skype’s homepage, which guests can join instantaneously upon clicking on a link, either through the app or as a guest from the Web.
All of Skype’s free features are made available in this way, including group instant messaging, voice and movie calls, screen sharing, and file sharing. Up to three hundred people can talk and twenty five people can join a call, Microsoft said.