How to share screen during WhatsApp video call
Applications such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom have seen a surge in popularity since 2021. As the world shifted towards a hybrid work environment due to unprecedented circumstances, tech companies like Microsoft introduced solutions that paved the way for a new form of work communication. As a result of this changing work culture, WhatsApp has also rolled out a new feature to take on the likes of Microsoft Teams, Zoom, WebEx, and more.
In a Facebook post on Monday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a new feature on WhatsApp that will allow users to share their screens during video calls. Sharing an image of a screen being shared during a WhatsApp video call, Zuckerberg wrote, “We're adding the ability to share your screen during a video call on WhatsApp.” This feature was previously rolled out for WhatsApp beta users months ago and it has now seen a public release.
WhatsApp announced, “Whether sharing documents for work, browsing photos with family, planning a vacation or shopping online with friends, or just helping grandparents with tech support – screen sharing lets you share a live view of your screen during the call”.
This feature is available via the Share option and users can choose whether to share the view of a specific application or their entire screen.
Along with this, WhatsApp has introduced a new landscape mode for video calls that aims to bring a “wider and more immersive viewing and sharing experience”. The feature has been rolled out to the Android, iOS, and desktop versions of WhatsApp, according to a TechCrunch report. Users must be updated to the latest version of WhatsApp to receive the new features.
Alongside the new screen-sharing feature during video calls, WhatsApp could soon introduce a new voice
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