WhatsApp enables screen sharing during video calls; takes on Zoom, productivity apps [details]

Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday introduced the newest function on WhatsApp that enables screen sharing during video calls.

The customers can provoke screen sharing by clicking on the ‘Share’ Icon and selecting between sharing a selected utility or sharing all the screen.

“Whether sharing paperwork for work, shopping pictures with household, planning a trip or procuring on-line with buddies, or simply serving to grandparents with tech assist – screen sharing enables you to share a reside view of your screen during the decision,” the corporate stated in a press release.

The WhatsApp customers may also take pleasure in video calls in Landscape mode for a wider and extra immersive viewing and sharing expertise on smartphones.

WhatsApp debuted video calling for all customers on the platform in November 2016.

Meanwhile, WhatsApp has introduced that it’s rolling out message enhancing assist for media with captions on iOS.

“Added message enhancing assist for media with captions,” the corporate talked about within the official changelog.

The firm can also be rolling out an up to date person interface (UI) with translucent bars in addition to new motion sheets. The changelog additionally talked about that the redesigned sticker tray with improved navigation and a bigger set of stickers together with extra Avatars are nonetheless rolling out.

All these options will roll out over the approaching weeks, the corporate stated. Last month, the messaging platform WhatsApp had broadly rolled out panorama mode assist for video calls and silence unknown callers choice, on iOS.

The Meta-owned messaging platform can also be reportedly rolling out a brand new voice chat function for group conversations on Android beta.

(With inputs from IANS)