Screenshots of WhatsApp version with voip function popping up

Screenshots have surfaced of a WhatsApp version for iOS that allows calls via VoIP with other users of the chat application. Calls can be made via the mobile network of the provider as well as via WiFi.

The screenshots of a new iOS version of WhatsApp have been published by iPhoneItalia. The images indicate that the popular chat application will have VoIP functionality. This allows users to call each other free of charge, both via WiFi and 3G/4G networks, although costs for data may be payable via mobile internet. Some buttons have also been added, such as a button on the virtual keyboard to quickly take a photo and then send it.

The advent of VoIP functionality is no surprise. WhatsApp, which was recently acquired by Facebook for 11.6 billion euros, already announced last month that it will offer calling functionality to Android and iPhone users in the second quarter, after which Windows Phone and BlackBerry will also be available at a later stage. turn.