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Hike Messenger on Wednesday launched video calling feature for its users, the beta of which was rolled out in September this year to a select set of less than a hundred thousand. The feature will be available to all the Android users of the app by the end of this week.
The video calling feature works on a single tap, which is integrated into chat threads with friends. The company claims that the feature works fine under challenging network conditions including 2G.
The feature also allows users to view a live video preview of the caller before answering the call. The company will be rolling out the iOS version soon.
“This was an obvious one and we’re excited to bring it to the market so quickly. We’ve been in beta for a few months and the results have been really positive. We’re now excited to roll this out across our entire userbase. We see India as primarily a sight and sound market and we believe video calling will have a large impact on how people communicate inside of Hike,” said Kavin Bharti Mittal, Founder and CEO, Hike Messenger.
Reportedly, Whatsapp has also started rolling out video calling features for some of its users on Android. The feature appears to be beta exclusive, available to selected few.
Hike had launched one-on-one and group audio calls in September 2015. The company said that 40 billion messages are exchanged per month among Hike users.
Video calling now available on Hike Messenger - ET Telecom
The video calling feature works on a single tap, which is integrated into chat threads with friends. The company claims that the feature works fine under challenging network conditions including 2G.
The feature also allows users to view a live video preview of the caller before answering the call. The company will be rolling out the iOS version soon.
“This was an obvious one and we’re excited to bring it to the market so quickly. We’ve been in beta for a few months and the results have been really positive. We’re now excited to roll this out across our entire userbase. We see India as primarily a sight and sound market and we believe video calling will have a large impact on how people communicate inside of Hike,” said Kavin Bharti Mittal, Founder and CEO, Hike Messenger.
Reportedly, Whatsapp has also started rolling out video calling features for some of its users on Android. The feature appears to be beta exclusive, available to selected few.
Hike had launched one-on-one and group audio calls in September 2015. The company said that 40 billion messages are exchanged per month among Hike users.
Video calling now available on Hike Messenger - ET Telecom
