Whenever
a popular app does a gradual roll out of a major feature, there are
bound to be scammers waiting to swoop in and do their thing. This time it’s
about WhatsApp’s much hyped, and much awaited video calling feature. We’ve
received multiple forwards on WhatsApp about an invitation to enable WhatsApp
video calling. This message perpetuates that the only way to enable the video
calling feature is to go to the linked website and enable it from there. This
of course is total hogwash.
While the news is welcoming, many
users are receiving as well as sharing an unverified link on WhatsApp which is
said to be an invite to activate the video calling feature. An invite system
was introduced last year on WhatsApp when the voice calling feature was rolled
out. It seems that certain scammers are trying to take advantage of this as
they have spread a similar looking fake link for the new video calling feature.
WhatsApp
has not officially released any links this time to enable any feature, so in
case you get any such links, do not visit any of the links. Visiting these
links could be harmful and could expose your personal data.
According to a report, the link takes you to what
seems to look like an authentic page where it asks you to send the malicious
link to other people on your list. It also mentions the existence of group
WhatsApp video calling, a feature that is still not officially available on the
platform.
How to Actually Enable and Use Video Calling
- Open Google Play and search for WhatsApp
- Open WhatsApp's Google Play listing
- Scroll down towards the bottom of the page
- In the section that says Become a beta tester tap on I'M IN
- Confirm on the next screen and wait for a few minutes
- Come back to WhatsApp listing page on Google Play
- You should see an option to Update WhatsApp to beta version
- Update the app
Alternatively, you could download the
WhatsApp APK that comes with support for video calling (v2.16.354) from a
website like APK Mirror or APKPure, if you know what you are doing. We
advise most of our readers to follow the above-mentioned steps to officially
get on the WhatsApp beta version for video calling and other features, and skip
the risks associated with downloading the WhatsApp APK.
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