WhatsApp launches screen sharing as its newest video calling feature.

August 14, 2023

Following the addition of screen sharing as a new feature, WhatsApp has once again become the full-featured video calling program.

With the newest features that compete with many rivals, Meta has always been a leader in its industry. With its most recent screen-sharing function, Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken on established video calling services like Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Meet, and even Apple FaceTime.

Through a Facebook post and his own Instagram channel, Zuckerberg unveiled the newest screen-sharing function available today. You may use this function to share photographs, videos, documents, and even your shopping cart with everyone you are video chatting with. Additionally, users have the option to share only one app or their whole screen with the individuals on the video chat.

How to Use WhatsApp Screen Sharing:

Since May 2023, beta testers have been actively using and testing the recently released feature. The commercial update will also have similar features that can be utilized to access this feature. All that is required is:

  • Hit the “Share” button.
  • Select the app you want to share, or grant others access to your whole screen.
  • Once finished, click the “stop sharing” option.

Added to that…

The Landscape Mode, a new video calling feature for WhatsApp, has also been released. With this version, users can choose a landscape view for an even more realistic experience. Users of WhatsApp receive this update as an add-on, however the main objective of this feature was to support the video calling functionality provided by more established programs like Zoom and Google Meet.

Having trouble seeing it on WhatsApp?

The most recent improvements to WhatsApp are being implemented gradually but uniformly across all Android, iOS, and Windows Desktop platforms. Therefore, if you are unable to view and utilize these wonderful changes at the moment, don’t worry; they will also be shortly accessible on the appropriate version of your phone.

Video calling has been the most popular WhatsApp feature since November 2016. And even now, seven years later, WhatsApp is constantly looking into ways to improve the video experience on its platform.

Short video messages were recently introduced to chats, giving users an experience akin to that of other social networking platforms. Even Apple offered the exclusive to iOS users Shareplay native screen-sharing functionality. The version of WhatsApp now has the ability to connect via video calls and share screens between Android, iOS, and desktop platforms.

 

 

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