Latest WhatsApp beta brings voice call support to Wear OS 3 smartwatches

After rolling out its new Communities feature to select Android users last week, WhatsApp is now rolling out a fresh beta build that brings voice call support to Wear OS 3 smartwatches. According to reports on the Wear OS subreddit, the feature is enabled by default on WhatsApp beta version 2.22.19.11. While WhatsApp still doesn’t offer a Wear OS app, the messaging app now lets users receive voice calls on Wear OS 3 smartwatches with the latest beta release. Since there aren’t many Wear OS 3 smartwatches on the market right now, you can only try it out on the Galaxy Watch 4, Galaxy Watch 5, and the Montblanc Summit 3 at the moment. Interestingly, the incoming call UI doesn’t look the same across different devices. On a Galaxy Watch 4 connected to a Samsung phone, the incoming call UI for WhatsApp voice calls features a WhatsApp logo under the contact information, clearly indicating that the incoming call is from WhatsApp. However, the WhatsApp voice call UI is the same as the regular call UI on a Galaxy Watch 5 paired with a Pixel 6 (via 9to5Google). Despite the visual differences, the feature works just the same and lets you…
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