This feature lets you share your screen on video call.
Google Meet and Zoom might have to work harder to keep people using them.
You can add up to 32 people at once in a video call on WhatsApp right now.
WhatsApp continues to be on a roll, revealing lots of interesting features one after the other. Now the popular messaging app has a new feature for users that promises to be quite nifty during business or work situations. This new WhatsApp feature lets you share your screen, if you are talking to someone on a video call, pretty much like Google Meet. This can be helpful for work meetings and other things.
The boss of the company, Mark Zuckerberg, said WhatsApp is adding this new feature and it should be rolling out very soon. This might make other video call apps like Google Meet and Zoom have to work harder to keep people using them.
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With this new feature, you can work together with others on documents and show them your slides or stuff on your phone. You can also help your family and friends with their phone problems by showing them what to do on your screen. Along with that, you can stop the screen-sharing whenever you want.
How to share your screen during WhatsApp video call
To use this, you just need to tap the 'Share' button when you are on a video call and choose what you want to show. You can add up to 32 people at once in a video call on WhatsApp right now, which is pretty good for small meetings.
Previously, the testing was in the process because of which only a few people were able to use this feature, but now the tech-giant offers it to everyone. Not everyone will get it at the same time though, it might take a few days.
In addition to that, WhatsApp has also added other cool things like locking your private chats, editing messages you sent by mistake and better quality photos.
Also read: WhatsApp chat typo can now be edited easily in 15 mins: Here’s how
The lock for private chats means you can keep your secret chats safe from others, even if they use your phone. The new edit button lets you fix messages you got wrong within 15 minutes. This editing message feature was needed for a long time. This makes Whatsapp more handy and creative.
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