Despite the fact that Telegram does not even overshadow it in terms of the number of users, WhatsApp It is convenient for you to stay awake and keep adding features that give you value over your competitors. Along those lines, the latest news we’re aware of that was included in the beta branch of the Android app is scheduled group calls.

Going deeper into the scheduled group calls feature, and according to media WeBetaInfo, users can automatically schedule and alert a call involving group members. Although it was previously in development, it was included in the beta version 2.23.17.7 of WhatsApp for Android, so the feature is already available for those who mentioned the build installed to test it and report bugs.

As usual with the popular messaging service, setting up the group call programming is simple. To do this, just click on the call button to see if the feature is available, and if so, go to programming, where you can set the topic to be covered, the time of production and the type of group call.

After scheduling the call, the event is automatically added to the group chat and whoever decided to join is notified fifteen minutes earlier for it to begin It is clear that group members will need to be careful to be available when the moment arises, as it may catch them on location or at a time when they do not have an Internet connection, either through home broadband via Wi-Fi or mobile flat rate.

Far from being a fluke, WhatsApp has been working for years to include many features that give it value over its competitors, with Telegram in the best position. More recently, the inclusion of screen sharing, verification with an email account and video messages can be highlighted, which seem to be an attempt to join the trend of short videos that TikTok pioneered and then followed by YouTube.

We will certainly continue to see that WhatsApp will add more interesting features in the future, so that although this service has many more users than any of its competitors, on a qualitative level and in terms of possibilities, there is a Telegram that has advanced in many ways, opportunities .