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title: "WhatsApp introduces guest calling feature for non-users"
description: "Most outlets reported that WhatsApp has launched a new feature allowing non-users to join calls without an account. ProPakistani led with the headline and a brief mention of the feature being officially rolled out, while Daily Pakistan (English) similarly highlighted the invitation aspect and briefly noted the feature’s encryption and accessibility for everyone. Both focused on the functional change without additional context or emphasis."
url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14384-whatsapp-users-can-now-invite-anyone-to-join-calls-without
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# WhatsApp introduces guest calling feature for non-users

technology · updated 15 Oct 2026, 10:28 AM PKT · 14–15 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that WhatsApp has launched a new feature allowing non-users to join calls without an account. ProPakistani led with the headline and a brief mention of the feature being officially rolled out, while Daily Pakistan (English) similarly highlighted the invitation aspect and briefly noted the feature’s encryption and accessibility for everyone. Both focused on the functional change without additional context or emphasis.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [WhatsApp users can now invite anyone to join calls without an account](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/15-Oct-2026/whatsapp-users-can-now-invite-anyone-to-join-calls-without-an-account) · 15 Oct 2026, 10:28 AM PKT
  > WhatsApp has rolled out the guest calling feature that allows users to invite anyone to join a WhatsApp call – even if they don’t have an account of the app. “That means free, end-to-end encrypted calls for everyone with no time limits, so there are no abrupt cutoffs, scrambling to restart the call, or waiting […]
- **ProPakistani** — [WhatsApp Now Lets Anyone Join Calls Without an Account](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/14/whatsapp-now-lets-anyone-join-calls-without-an-account/) · 14 Oct 2026, 8:18 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing
  > WhatsApp is officially rolling out guest calls, allowing people to join a WhatsApp call even if they do not have… Read More

## Part of a bigger story

Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology).

- [WhatsApp to let non-users join calls without an account](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7045-whatsapp-to-let-non-users-join-calls-without-an-account) · 7 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 88% related

2 articles from 2 outlets, 14–15 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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