The latest version of WhatsApp for Android has the ability to make calls; iOS will have to hack slightly for this

    imageWhat telecom operators have been afraid of for so long has happened: the latest version of the popular WhatsApp messenger has the ability to call your contacts. Version 2.12.19 can be downloaded from the Mirror APK or WhatsApp website . Previously, this functionality was available by invitation only. There is also evidence that version 2.12.5 available through Google Play also supports calls.

    A new tab “Calls” has appeared in the application. It contains a list of outgoing, incoming and missed calls. You can make calls both from chat and from your contacts list - but only to those who have already installed the new version. If you call a person who is temporarily offline, you will hear a beep and then he will receive a notification.

    Telecom operatorsthey seriously fear losing profit after the widespread introduction of calls through WhatsApp. This app alone has more than 700 million users worldwide - almost the same as China’s largest mobile operator in the world (800 million). Not to mention the fact that there are other services with similar functionality - the same Skype.

    For example, a representative of the MTN Group operator accuses companies providing such services of free use of equipment of providers, in which millions are invested. Vodafone's CEO requires regulators to apply the same rules and restrictions to these services that telecom operators are subject to.

    Proponents of Internet calls claim that the operators will still make their profit - after all, they charge money for data transfer, without which WhatsApp or Skype is impossible. Just such a transfer will bring less profit to operators than regular voice calls.

    As for users of Apple products, at the Facebook F8 conference, a WhatsApp representative promised to enable this feature in a few weeks. However, users with unlocked (jailbreak) devices can enable this feature now. To do this, you need to:

    - install AppSyn so that you can download the WhatsApp beta version
    - to access the beta version you need to add the repositories cydia.angelxwind.net and apt.imokhles.com
    - download WhatsApp beta and WhatsApp Call Enabler, and install them
    - make sure WhatsApp Call Enabler is enabled in the settings

    After that, you need to ask a person who already has WhatsApp with the ability to make calls to call you. After the call, you need to restart the iPhone and in the newly launched application you should see new features.

    Some resources report more frequent cases of phishing and spam when you receive a fake invitation to activate the WhatsApp calls feature, which actually leads to the intruders website. Be careful.

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