Make a Video Call on WeChat
This article teaches you how to initiate a video call with a contact using WeChat on both mobile and desktop platforms.
10 Second Summary
1. Open WeChat.
2. Tap Contacts.
3. Tap a person's name.
4. Tap Messages.
5. Tap +.
6. Tap Video Call.
7. Wait for your call to connect.
Steps
On Mobile
- Open WeChat. It's a green app with two white speech bubbles. If you're already logged into WeChat, doing so will take you to the last tab you had open.
- If you aren't already logged in: tap Log In, enter your phone number and password, and tap Log In.
- Tap Contacts. This icon is at the bottom of the screen.
- If you'd rather open a pre-existing conversation, tap Chats in the bottom-left corner.
- Tap a contact's name. Depending on how many WeChat contacts you have, you may need to scroll down to find the correct one.
- If you're opening a chat instead, tap a chat conversation to open it.
- Tap Messages. It's below your selected contact's name in the middle of the screen. This will take you to a conversation with that contact.
- Skip this step if you're opening a conversation from the Chat tab.
- Tap +. It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
- Tap Video Call. This icon, which resembles a video camera, is an option in the box at the bottom of the screen.
- Wait for your call to connect. Your recipient will receive a notification informing them that you are attempting to initiate a video call; if they open the notification, the call will go through.
- You can tap Switch to Voice Call in the middle of the screen during the call to turn off your camera for a moment.
On Desktop
- Open WeChat on your computer. This app's icon resembles a green speech bubble and a white speech bubble. You should be able to find it using Spotlight Search (Mac) or the Start search bar (Windows).
- If you haven't already installed WeChat on your computer: visit https://www.wechat.com/en/, click your computer platform in the bottom-right side of the page, double-click the setup file when it finishes downloading, and follow the setup instructions.
- If asked to login using your QR code: open WeChat on your phone, tap Me in the bottom-right corner of the screen, tap your name at the top of the screen, tap My QR Code, tap ... in the top-right corner, and tap Scan QR Code. Point your phone at the QR code on your computer to log in.
- Click the "Contacts" tab. It's a person-shaped icon on the left side of the WeChat window.
- You can also click the speech bubble icon to open the "Chats" menu if you'd rather open a pre-existing chat.
- Click a contact's name. Contacts are listed on the left side of the WeChat window; clicking a person's name will open their contact page.
- If you went to the "Chats" menu, click a conversation.
- Click Messages. It's a green button on the right side of the WeChat window. Doing so will open a chat window with your contact.
- Ignore this step if you opened the "Chats" menu instead.
- Click the "Video Call" icon. This is a video camera-shaped icon near the bottom-right corner of the WeChat window. Doing so will initiate a video call.
- Wait for your call to connect. Your recipient will receive a notification informing them that you are attempting to initiate a video call; if they open the notification, the call will go through.
- You can click Switch to Voice Call in the middle of the screen during the call to turn off your camera for a moment.
