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TL;DR
- Google Messages would possibly quickly permit customers to provoke WhatsApp video calls straight from the app.
- Customers can presently provoke Google Meet video calls, however the service might desire WhatsApp sooner or later.
- Google Messages would nonetheless fall again to Google Meet if the opposite person doesn’t have WhatsApp put in.
Google Messages is getting the majority of consideration from Google nowadays out of all of its messaging apps. With this rising recognition, getting Messages to play good with different apps is sensible. Google has used the chance to tie apps like Google Meet into Messages, however these different apps are sometimes not that in style, resulting in a wasted integration. Google might repair this by integrating extra in style apps like WhatsApp as a video name resolution inside Google Messages.
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Presently, Google Messages shows a name and video name icon within the prime proper of each particular person dialog. Tapping the video icon begins a Google Meet video name. If the caller doesn’t have Google Meet put in, Messages prompts the person to put in it to begin the decision. If you wish to provoke a video name from one other app, you’ll have to go to that app to begin it, which is logical however a bit inconvenient. This conduct persists in each single-user chats and group chats.
Sooner or later, Google might permit customers to provoke a WhatsApp video name from throughout the Google Messages chat. We noticed clues for this integration in Google Messages v20250131 and managed to activate the characteristic. That is what you’ll be able to anticipate to see when the characteristic goes dwell:
As you’ll be able to see, tapping on the video icon will reveal a WhatsApp video name possibility. Tapping on it straight initiates a video name by way of WhatsApp, presuming the person on the opposite finish additionally has WhatsApp put in. In the event that they don’t, you’ll not see a WhatsApp video name possibility and as a substitute fall again to a Google Meet video name. Right here’s a display screen recording of the characteristic in motion:
Be aware that this conduct persists just for single-user chats. For group chats, you’ll nonetheless see a Google Meet video name. This conduct could or could not change when the characteristic is launched to the general public. We additionally hope to see an possibility to select from each, in case you continue to wish to name somebody on Google Meet even when they’ve a WhatsApp account.
This characteristic is presently not accessible in Google Messages. We’ll maintain you up to date after we study extra.
