After releasing new video-messaging capabilities, WhatsApp is launching
a feature that allows users to share their screen during video calls in the app, similar to video-conferencing experiences on Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams.
Meta says the feature is now
available in-app via the “Share” icon, which invites users to either share their entire screen or another app while video-chatting.
In Meta’s words, users can use the feature
for “sharing documents from work, browsing photos with family, planning a vacation or shopping online with friends, or just helping grandparents with tech support.”
In addition to
screen-sharing, which has been in beta for a couple of months and is now available to all WhatsApp users, Meta has announced the future release of a new landscape mode for video calls on mobile that
provides a “wider and more immersive viewing and sharing experiences.”
This is the newest feature in a recent line of video compatibility features on the encrypted messaging
service.
At the end of July, WhatsApp made it possible for users to record video messages up to 60 seconds in the same way they record voice messages. In an effort to compete with other
encrypted apps like Telegram and Signal, the platform has also added video notes, polls, and broadcast channels.