Whatsapp callers suddenly hear echo on their end only

Anonymous
2025-01-31T23:27:39+00:00

After working fine for a couple of years, now whatsapp desktop is a problem - but not for me, for the person on the other end, who hears a full echo of everything they say.

I don't hear any echo. And, when I try the same call on my mobile instead of desktop, no problem.

This is recent, only the past 10 days or so.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-04-20T19:10:31+00:00

    This is a WhatsApp issue. Version 2.2502.3.0 was released in Jan 20th and had this bug. I rolled back to 2.2447.5.0 from Dec 6th and there's no echo back down to the caller. WhatsApp latest release 2.2504.2.0 released on Feb 3rd still has this bug. I've tried contacting WhatsApp support but can't get a human response, just the auto generated AI answers which hasn't been of any use.

    Hope this helps someone.

    I just tried downgrading but found it didn't work for me because WhatsApp doesn't support 2.2447.5.0 anymore. What I got was a message that I need to update... [Windows 10 as of 4-20-2025]

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-04-30T13:56:56+00:00

    resolving echo issues on what's app group video calls

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-05-06T07:40:37+00:00

    I'm having this issue as well. Using the same headset on mobile phone is fine. However, on laptop, the other party will experience echos.

    Desperate for a solution!

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-05-08T11:53:52+00:00

    This is a WhatsApp issue. Version 2.2502.3.0 was released in Jan 20th and had this bug. I rolled back to 2.2447.5.0 from Dec 6th and there's no echo back down to the caller. WhatsApp latest release 2.2504.2.0 released on Feb 3rd still has this bug. I've tried contacting WhatsApp support but can't get a human response, just the auto generated AI answers which hasn't been of any use.

    Hope this helps someone.

    This just started happening for me last week, dont know why now when it seems to have started for all of you back in January. I will say, I contacted WhatsApp support and they were swift and harsh in their response- they will not provide support for calling issues. Which I thought was pretty bad support, and quite frustrating.

    "##- WhatsApp Support -##

    Hi,

    Thanks for reaching out to us! To quickly find the answer to your question about calling, please read this Help Center article.

    Unfortunately, we don’t provide chat or email support for questions about calling at this time. Replies to this message won’t be read. Thank you for understanding."

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