
As noted above, Instagram has yet to offer end-to-end encryption for those calls, but the other two apps do provide it. Instagram/M essenger/WhatsApp : Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, owns all three of these popular apps, and all three support cross-platform video calls. If the person you’re calling doesn’t pick up, you can leave a quick video message. Less business-focused than Skype, Google Duo lets you chat with up to eight people. It can be downloaded onto a phone, a tablet, a computer (including via web browser), or even a smart speaker with a display, like the Google Nest Hub Max. Google Duo: This app comes standard on most Android phones, but it’s also available in Apple’s app store. Android users can’t initiate a FaceTime call, however.
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Now hosts with the latest version of iOS or macOS can send a link to Android users inviting them to join a FaceTime video call. FaceTime: Apple’s well-known videochat app launched in 2010, but until just a few weeks ago, it worked only on the company’s own devices.
