WhatsApp adds Call Transfer, Waiting Rooms and noise suppression
Three calling upgrades announced on Mark Zuckerberg's WhatsApp Channel: move a live group call between devices, approve who joins before they're let in, and suppress background noise automatically.
O que aconteceu
Announced on Mark Zuckerberg's WhatsApp Channel: Call Transfer lets you move an active group call from one device to another without hanging up.
Waiting Room lets the host approve who joins a group call before they're let in.
Background Noise Suppression cleans up call audio automatically, so calls sound clear even in loud places.
O que isso significa para sua empresa
Call Transfer removes the "let me call you back from my laptop" moment. Start a sales call on your phone in the field, walk into the office, and move it to the desktop — mid-call, no redial.
Waiting Rooms turn group calls into controlled rooms. For group demos, client onboarding sessions, or paid consultations over WhatsApp, the host now screens who enters — closer to a meeting tool than a group ring.
Noise suppression matters most for real businesses: the restaurant kitchen, the workshop floor, the bazaar shop — support and sales calls from loud places stop sounding unprofessional.
Combined with calling and screen sharing on WhatsApp Web, WhatsApp is quietly becoming a complete business calling stack — and the chat around those calls still needs owners, which is what a shared team inbox decides.