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has made some finer tweaks to improve the phone calling experience on the instant messaging app, with several updates announced today (14 June 2024). WhatsApp , allowing callers to watch content together. Also, group video calls now support 32 participants . Previously, having 32 callers in a video call was possible, but it was only limited to mobile devices. WhatsApp on Windows kept it to 16, while WhatsApp on macOS capped out at eight. An added feature is , where group calls would highlight the active speaker that’s talking. WhatsApp has also recently changed its call codec in a bid to improve both audio and video quality. , it’s a new low-bitrate audio codec by Meta that’s functional across a wide range of network scenarios (i.e. poor connection) that’s still capable of clear human voice, even if the smartphone you use carries an entry-level or midrange chipset. The nerdy details (and samples of call quality with MLow) . Source: