To initiate a group call you first have to start a one-on-one voice or a video call.

Group video calling feature. With the newest model of iOS Android and desktop apps Telegram customers shall be in a position to flip group voice chats into video convention calls. Telegram announced that group video calls will be limited to the first 30 people who join a voice chat. With group screen sharing you can present PowerPoint slides video recordings and more to your entire team.

The feature was first spotted by WABeta Info a website that keeps track of new features in WhatsApp. You should also be able to make video calls in a mainstream Internet browser such as Firefox or Chrome. Telegram prepared to add the video call feature to its Telegram messaging platform in 2020 but the feature never developed.

However in August last year it added one-on-one video calls that featured end-to-end encryption. Group video chat makes it easy for up to 100 people to meet and collaborate all at once. For now the group video call feature has an upper limit of 30 however that restriction will enhance quickly.

Hints of group video calling in WhatsApp dropped in the version 217443 on Android last month. Telegram originally planned to roll out group video calling in 2020 but it didnt. Telegram announced the group video calling feature back in April 2020 and the feature has finally begun rolling out via updates.

Voice chats in any group on the platform can be turned into video calls by tapping the camera icon to turn on your devices video. Attached end-to-end encrypted one-on-one video calls in August 2020. Telegram introduces group video calling feature A group video chat option has been added by messaging chat app Telegram to its mobile and desktop apps after the platform highlighted bringing in this addition earlier in April 2021.

The announcement was made by Founder Pavel Durov via a text message posted on his official Telegram. Inside the group chat tap on the video or the voice call icon on the right hand corner of the screen. Select a contact you wish to call.