WhatsApp is rolling out a real-time voice chat feature for Meta AI on iOS beta version 25.21.10.76. This follows a previous rollout for Android users which we previously covered. When available, users can start a voice session by tapping on the waveform icon from the Chats tab, or by default, from the Calls tab. By rolling this out, Meta AI will catch up in a significant way with other chatbots which mostly offer calls already.

The integration on iOS has a few subtle differences to Android at the operating system level. When you begin a call with Meta AI, iOS will add an orange dot in the top-right corner of the screen to indicate that the microphone is in use. This privacy feature cannot be disabled by WhatsApp, so you’ll always know when Meta is listening.

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