Whatsapp Update with Apple Watch, Will it Voice Call?

Whatsapp Update with Apple Watch, Will it Voice Call? 

For users who are looking for a simple answer to this question, yes, Whatsapp with Apple Watch will definitely voice call, but not yet! The developers have a lot of things to focus on before they could roll out such an elaborate feature to the community.

With millions of subscribers, Whatsapp is one of the most popular text messaging solutions available on all major platforms today. However, with such a great use base, the company also has the responsibility to focus on quality when delivering new features. Recently, they launched voice calls beta for the Android users, before making it live for everyone in the platform. The recent developer’s meet confirmed that the feature is coming to the iOS and Windows Phone devices in the near future.

How Apple Watch Apps Work?

Before you start trying to know whether Whatsapp will support voice calls on Apple Watch, know that all the apps on the tiny interface is powered by the phone. The notifications and messages are all mirrored from the smartphone. Any action that you do here will be transferred to the phone before it is sent over the data signals.

From a technical perspective, it is possible to allow the app to mirror voice calls so that you could directly make calls using the watch. The device comes with a microphone so as to enable voice controlled actions, but the software to support full calls has to be integrated into it.

Development Period

The developers of Whatsapp are still busy working on the iOS and Windows Phone operating systems. They have to successfully roll out voice calling on both platforms, before they can start focusing on an innovative product like the Apple Watch.

Based on current trends, it is evident that they might need a couple of months before they could focus on such luxurious additions. After all, the watch is owned only by a very small percentage of the population and it is yet to be seen how the public embraces this new technology. Google is planning to make their Android Wear apps work on the Apple Watch. If such an association could be made, it would be much easier for the developers of Whatsapp to come up with voice calling as well as other features on smart watches.

You could buy a watch and enjoy some of the unique features that it has to offer, but if you like to make voice calls on it; you may have to wait longer, until it becomes a widely accepted gadget. The Apple Watch has opened to mixed reviews from critics and its battery life is an issue that the company has to work on. Once things are on board, you can start looking forward to doing a lot more activities on your watch, using Whatsapp.

-   PAU