WhatsApp Web video calls with WhatsApp Desktop

Those who use WhatsApp Web have to unfortunately live without the practical video calls available in Messenger. However, WhatsApp Desktop has offered the video call function since March 2021.

1. Download the WhatsApp Desktop app and open it.
2. Scan the QR code to sync your WhatsApp.
3. Open the individual chat you want to start a video call in.
4. Click the camera icon at the top of the chat window to start the video call.

For a long time, WhatsApp was only limited to use via smartphone. In the meantime, the messenger service has begun offering practical web and desktop versions. This means you can easily synchronize your WhatsApp account via your browser or desktop, write messages with the keyboard, and finally put your phone aside. However, if you are looking for the PC version of WhatsApp, you will quickly discover that there are two versions: WhatsApp Web and WhatsApp Desktop.

The web version works in any browser variant, but the desktop version only works with WhatsApp for Mac and for Windows (as of February 2022). Although both versions are almost identical in appearance and in features, there is one important difference: In the web version, there is no video conference feature. So stick to the desktop version WhatsApp for PC to make one-on-one video calls. WhatsApp group calls by video are not currently available in either version (as of February 2022).

If you receive a PC video call yourself via WhatsApp in the desktop app, you can accept it by clicking on the green camera icon or reject it by clicking on the red phone icon. If you do not want to accept or reject the call, simply click on the “x”. In this case, the call attempt ends as soon as the caller hangs up.

You want to switch to a video call in the currently running voice call? That is also possible. Simply click on the camera icon in the voice call menu. When your call partner accepts, the app automatically starts the video chat.