WhatsApp is rolling out a brand new function for its customers. The Meta-owned social media platform now permits you to share your display throughout video calls. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced this function via posts on his Fb and Instagram profiles. This addition places Meta one step ahead in its plan to compete with conventional video-conferencing platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Groups, Google Meet, and Skype. This function has been accessible to Android beta testers for a couple of weeks, however will now step by step be accessible to all customers worldwide.
Within the picture shared by Zuckerberg, the interface of the brand new WhatsApp display sharing function seems to be much like that of Google Meet or Zoom. The shared display takes up a lot of the display’s actual property, whereas the video name contributors are seen in small rectangular tiles on the precise facet of the display. You may share the display by urgent the arrow icon which signifies the ‘share’ choice.
Alongside this function, the Meta-owned social community platform additionally launched Panorama mode in video calls along with the Portrait mode. This makes display sharing simpler because it makes texts and graphics extra legible on smartphones, which is the most well-liked machine that WhatsApp is used on.
Meta mentioned that they’ve began rolling out the options on iOS, Android and Home windows gadgets, so if you do not have quick entry to the function, will probably be accessible quickly, for the reason that firm is rolling it out in a phased method.
WhatsApp additionally lately launched brief video message sharing on the platform. The function is accessible by tapping the mic icon, which is used to ship voice messages. With a single faucet, it adjustments to a video digital camera icon and by urgent that, customers can ship video messages of as much as 60 seconds. It seems in a round method on the chat.
