{
  "id": 14488428,
  "title": "Now you can call anyone with WhatsApp, even if they don’t have WhatsApp",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/now-you-can-call-anyone-with-whatsapp-even-if-they-dont-have-whatsapp",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-14T16:03:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/1011202/meta-whatsapp-guest-calls"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "WhatsApp's new guest calling feature allows you to invite anyone to a call, without needing them to make an account first. They won't need the app, either, since Meta also added support for calls on the web version of WhatsApp earlier this year. You can invite guests just by sending them the call link, and […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "WhatsApp rolls out a guest calling feature letting people join a call even if they don't have an account; guests cannot start a call and have to be invited (Anna Washenko/Engadget)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/whatsapp-rolls-out-a-guest-calling-feature-letting-people-join-a-call",
        "published": "2026-10-14T16:30:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}