In an update of the chat app Kik, starting today users can now make video calls with up to six people.
Facebook Messenger also added group video chat today.
“Video chat was the number-one feature you requested, and today, we’re really excited to launch it on Kik,” the company said in a blog post.
Kik has about 300 million registered users and claims that 40 percent of U.S. teenagers use the app.
As seen in the GIF below, calls can be made so the video is no larger than a profile icon. GIFs, stickers, photos, and text messages can be sent during the video calls.
"The new feature is meant to fully mimic the way teenagers hang out IRL nowadays and build on texting and group chat functions currently popular on the platform," a Kik spokesperson told VentureBeat in an email.
