Something that had been demanding for a long time Whatsapp is that the Desktop version could also perform voice and video calls, to take advantage of our pc. Well, this is already possible and today we are going to tell you how you can do it.
Both voice and video calls are two functions that many people use throughout the day, since their operation in general is more than satisfactory. But it was somewhat “lame”, since when you used WhatsApp on your computer, none of these options were present, so the PC version was incomplete.
Now this is no longer the case, so if a person calls us through WhatsApp, we can answer by the PC if at that moment it is the easiest way to interact with him. Obviously we will need both micro and webcam, something that practically all laptops bring, but that many desktops lack.
Activate WhatsApp Desktop on PC
The first thing we have to do is download WhatsApp Desktop so that we can work with it on the computer. For that we must go to the WhatsApp web and download the version for Windows 10 or macOS, depending on what operating system our computer has. We can also choose the Microsoft Store for Windows 10 or the App Store for macOS.
Once downloaded and installed in our operating system, it is time to open and observe that it shows us a QR code huge on the right side of the screen. This will help us to link the desktop version with the mobile, since the basis of operation is still the smartphone.
In order to configure the version of our desktop, we need to open WhatsApp on our mobile terminal and perform the following steps:
- The first thing we must do is access WhatsApp Web. In Android we can get it if we click on the menu button (the three horizontal dots in the upper right) and we choose WhatsApp Web. If we use ios this option is within Setting.
- Now we must click on Scan QR code, even if there are other sessions previously opened from WhatsApp Web, because, although it is accessed the same, it is not the same system.
- Then we will see how the camera of our mobile with a square with which we must point to QR code that came out in WhatsApp Desktop.
- We will see how in a few seconds all the chats and groups also appear on the desktop version. In this way we already have our WhatsApp mobile account linked to the desktop version and we can use it without problems.
Calls and video calls
To use the WhatsApp Desktop voice and video call system, all we have to do is enter a conversation and then click on one of the two icons that appear at the top right of the screen. The button with a phone is to make calls and that of a camera is the one dedicated to video calls.
In the event that we opt for a video call, we will see how automatically opens the webcam that we have installed on our computer before the other person has answered us. In this waiting menu we can click on an icon with three vertical buttons where we will see the different webcams, microphones and speakers that we have on our computer to configure the one we want. Also in the standby menu we can mute the microphone or leave it active by clicking on its corresponding icon.
If we choose to make a call, more or less the same menu, although the webcam will not turn on, as is normal. We will also have the possibility of clicking on the points icon to select the microphone and speaker that best suits us of all those that we have installed in the computer.
Functioning
In the tests that we have been doing, we have not noticed any type of problem with the operation of both calls and video calls, although you already know that it is highly subject to our Internet power being good enough not to have problems with pixelated and even some other cut.
If our connection is in perfect condition, the video calling system, which is the more demanding of the two, It works well both in image quality and in the audio, without recurring problems and when something has behaved in a strange way, with poor visualization or erratic audio, it has been caused more by problems with the network than with the operation of the tool itself. Whatsapp. This makes it a very interesting option for our video calls and voice calls from the computer, without any doubt.
How many megabytes do they consume?
If we have the computer connected to a WiFi router, we will not care too much about the consumption of WhatsApp in calls or video calls, since by not having any type of limit on consumption, this fact loses all its relevance.
But if we have to connect the computer to our mobile terminal to be able to absorb its Internet signal from it, it may matter more to us, since many of us have a maximum number of megabytes in our data rate. In this case, it is convenient to know how much WhatsApp consumes in its two new facets of its desktop version.
A voice call comes to consume some 1.45 MB every 5 minutes, so in one hour of conversation we will have consumed approximately 18 MB.
In the case of video call consumption is one 70 MB for every ten minutes, that is to say that if we are connected for an hour we will spend about 400 MB approximately.
As you have seen, we can now use video calls and voice calls in the WhatsApp version for our computer, something that has been waiting for a long time and is finally among us. In addition, the way to use it is extremely simple so we can say that everything has been implemented in a good way.
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