How to make a call on WhatsApp to a single person or a group of friends

WhatsApp allows you to make voice calls to one person or a group of contacts.
You will need to add the person you are trying to call to your contact list in order to make a WhatsApp call.

To make WhatsApp calls, you will need an internet connection. However, you can use Wi Fi or mobile data.

This story is part Insider's Guide to WhatsApp

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WhatsApp is one the most used communication apps in the world with millions of users daily. WhatsApp is most well-known for its group chats but its voice calling feature can be just as important.

WhatsApp allows you to make free voice calls with your contacts. This feature is especially helpful if you have contacts who live abroad. It saves you the high international calling fees that normally would make these calls prohibitively expensive.

This is how you can make a WhatsApp call to one person or a group.

Quick tip: This article focuses on voice calls. WhatsApp also offers video calling.

How to call WhatsApp to one person

You will need to be connected online to make a WhatsApp phone call. You can connect to the internet via Wi-Fi or via a mobile 4G/LTE network.

1. Open WhatsApp, and then in the Chats section tap the conversation you wish to start with the person. You'll need to open a conversation with them if you don't have one.

2. Tap the call icon in the upper-right corner. It looks similar to a phone. WhatsApp will call their number and, if they answer the call, you'll connect on a phone call.

Click the Call button. Isabella Paoletto/Business Insider

How to make WhatsApp group calls

Up to eight people can be connected via one voice call.

1. Use WhatsApp to call another person using the same steps as above.

2. Once you are in the call tap the Add Participant icon. This icon looks like a small, rounded figure with a + sign in the upper right corner.

Tap the icon at the upper-right corner to add someone to the call. Jennifer Still/Business Insider

3. After your Contacts list is displayed, select the person you wish to add to the call by tapping Add.

Up to seven people can be added. Jennifer Still/Business insider