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Hike Messenger has introduced its video calling feature for its users on Android, iOS users might have to wait a while.

India's first homegrown messaging app Hike Messenger on Wednesday launched video calling feature for its users. Hike has been testing the Video calling feature in its beta version since September with a select focus group. The video calling feature will now be available for everyone.

A day after news of WhatsApp releasing a video calling feature on its beta app released, Hike has announced that it is rolling out video calling feature to its entire user base.

The video calling feature is integrated into the chat threads and requires just a single tap to launch the video dialer.

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Another feature of the update messenger is the ‘Live Caller Preview’, which gives a user the ability to see a preview of a live video before they answer the call.

Two of the most popular social networking platforms WhatsApp and Hike Messenger get video calling feature. While video calling appears on the beta version of Whatsapp, Hike already started rolling out the feature.

Kavin Bharti Mittal, Founder, and CEO, Hike Messenger said,

“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 user base. 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.” 

According to Hike, the video calling feature has been built to work under many network conditions, including those on 2G networks. The video-calling feature of Hike is expected to reach iOS users soon.

 

Hike has over 100 million users on its platform, 95 percent of whom are based in India.