WhatsApp might soon get a new feature that will let users schedule group calls. According to a recent report by WABetaInfo, the app developers are working on a new button that lets you schedule group calls and might add the feature in the near future.

The feature is currently available for those enrolled in the TestFlight program and running WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.4.0.

The ‘Schedule Call’ button can be accessed from a new context menu which appears when you press the call button in a group and will be visible when the feature is enabled. With the new option, users can choose when the group calls starts and even assign a name to the call.

As soon as the scheduled group call starts, all the members in the conversation will get a notification which lets them join the call. It looks like the upcoming feature will work with both video and audio calls.

The upcoming scheduled group call feature can come in handy if you often have to remind people about joining meetings or want to get ready for a call in advance. However, it looks like the scheduled group call feature is currently under development, so it might take a while before it is available to everyone.

In the last few weeks, the instant messaging platform added several features like a picture-in-picture mode for video calls on iOS, new status features, the ability to forward media with captions and more.

WhatsApp (also called WhatsApp Messenger) is an internationally available freeware, cross-platform, centralized instant messaging (IM) and voice-over-IP (VoIP) service owned by US tech conglomerate Meta. It allows users to send text and voice messages, make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other content. WhatsApp's client application runs on mobile devices, and can be accessed from computers.

The service requires a cellular mobile telephone number to sign up.[16] In January 2018, WhatsApp released a standalone business app called WhatsApp Business which can communicate with the standard WhatsApp client.

The service was created by WhatsApp Inc. of Mountain View, California, which was acquired by Facebook in February 2014 for approximately US$19.3 billion. It became the world's most popular messaging application by 2015, and had more than 2 billion users worldwide by February 2020. By 2016, it had become the primary means of Internet communication in regions including Latin America, the Indian subcontinent, and large parts of Europe and Africa.