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, were really excited to launch it on Kik,” the company said in a blog post.

Did Kik remove video calls?

The messaging apps new owner says itll concentrate on making it faster and less buggy, as well as on getting rid of spambots. It has to ditch a few features to be able to accomplish that and will be discontinuing the video chat toggle and the third-party bots platform for now.

Why is there no video call on Kik?

Kik does not offer standard voice calling but you can communicate through live c2c (camera to camera) video chat. To use the video chat feature, send a private message to the person you want to chat with and the tap the camera button on the top right of the screen.

Does Kik do video call?

Rather than straight up person-to-person video calls like Apples FaceTime, Facebook Messenger or the recently introduced WhatsApp feature, Kik has added a less intrusive video chat option for its 300 million-plus registered users, with support for groups of up to six.