--- title: "WhatsApp Introduces Call Scheduling Feature Inspired by Google Meet and Microsoft Teams" description: "WhatsApp now includes a call scheduling feature for planning audio and video calls in advance and sending automated reminders to participants." author: "Meet Patel" published: 2025-08-21 updated: 2025-08-21 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/4704/whatsapp-introduces-call-scheduling-feature-inspired-by-google-meet-and-microsoft-teams category: "whatsapp" tags: ["whatsapp"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # WhatsApp Introduces Call Scheduling Feature Inspired by Google Meet and Microsoft Teams WhatsApp has introduced a new call scheduling feature allowing users to schedule audio and [video calls](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94532/how-do-you-know-if-a-person-is-chatting-while-on-video-calls-on-whatsapp). This upgrade includes the [functionality](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/136/using-watermark-functionality-in-textbox-by-jquery) of the [Google meet](https://www.mindstick.com/news/4361/google-meet-s-gemini-now-offers-next-steps-suggestions-after-meetings) and [Microsoft](https://www.mindstick.com/news/4538/microsoft-replaces-engineers-with-ai-systems-they-helped-build-report) Teams features, bringing the platform to a more structured user-friendly digital communication. ## Highlights: - Users can [schedule calls](https://www.mindstick.com/news/4699/whatsapp-introduces-schedule-calls-feature-for-group-and-personal-calls) for a future date and time. - Automated reminders are sent to participants. - The feature supports both group and individual calls. - A unique link is generated for easy call joining. - All scheduled calls are listed in a dedicated tab. The feature of call scheduling can be reached through the attachment menu in any chat. Users pick a time, date and may use a note to make the scheduled event. This removes the necessity to coordinate messages to schedule a call. This feature of scheduling calls improves the usefulness of [WhatsApp](https://www.mindstick.com/news/4436/whatsapp-developing-ai-powered-rewrite-feature-and-two-way-voice-chats-with-meta-ai) to be used as a form of [professional](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13107/scaling-the-gap-between-a-graduate-and-a-professional) and scheduled personal use. It sets provisions on the use of the platform to organize meetings virtually. The update is a response to one of the main [differences](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12918/cat-5e-vs-cat-6a-understanding-the-major-differences) between WhatsApp and rival [enterprise](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/246/enterprise-java-beans-ejb) services. The advantage of this call scheduling functionality is well-arranged communication. It makes sure that all participants are informed and can dial into a call at the designated time. This comes in handy when [organizing](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/310791/all-you-need-to-know-about-organizing-before-moving) the meeting with the groups in various time zones or pre-scheduled family discussions. --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/4704/whatsapp-introduces-call-scheduling-feature-inspired-by-google-meet-and-microsoft-teams Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.