WhatsApp Web to get Messenger Rooms shortcut per Facebook’s plan to tackle Zoom

Messenger Rooms shortcut on WhatsApp Web! With video conferencing platforms becoming more and more popular and Zoom leading the charge, the competition is increasing. Tech giants Microsoft, Google as well as Facebook have been trying to counter the massive increase in the user base of Zoom and the giants are now working on bettering their products to give the former a tough fight. In line with this competition, social media giant Facebook had recently launched Messenger Rooms, a video conferencing platform which allows for private conferences of up to 50 participants.

At the launch, Facebook had said that the video conferencing solution would be integrated with Facebook’s other products, including Instagram and WhatsApp. Now, according to WABetaInfo, a Messenger Rooms shortcut has been added to WhatsApp Web version 2.2019.6. Currently, WhatsApp Web does not support video calling even as the video calling feature has been present on the mobile app for a long time now. Any user wishing to make video calls using WhatsApp Web needs third-party tools, which may not be entirely safe.