Overview
- WABetaInfo reported Sunday that WhatsApp is developing a feature called guest calls to let people without a WhatsApp account join calls via a shared web link.
- A host would create a call link from the Calls tab and a recipient could open that link in a browser to enter the call without downloading the app or creating an account.
- WhatsApp will generate a unique browser-session identifier for each guest and use that identifier to derive the encryption key so guest calls remain end-to-end encrypted.
- Hosts must manually approve every guest request, can remove problematic participants during a call, and removed guests will be blocked from rejoining the same call.
- The feature is under development, not available to beta testers, and has no public release date yet; if launched it would widen who can join WhatsApp calls while increasing reliance on hosts for moderation.