“WhatsApp Launches Screen Sharing Feature for Video Calls Similar to Zoom and Microsoft Teams”

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that has functions similar to video calling platforms, such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams. This feature is Screen Sharing or screen sharing with other users while doing it video call.

WhatsApp launched this feature in version 2.23.11.19, as quoted from WABetaInfo, Wednesday (31/5/2023). Feature screen sharing it will be located in the navigation at the bottom of the video call screen.

By clicking on the phone icon and the arrow pointing outward, the user can start sharing the device screen during a call.

When a user agrees to share their screen, all content on the user’s device screen will be displayed to other users.

Users have full control over this new feature of WhatsApp. While the transmission of screen content will continue during the video call, the user can interrupt this process at any time.

This means that the feature will only be active if the user gives consent to share the content of the device’s screen.

However, the new feature is currently available to select Android beta testers, but will roll out to more users in the coming weeks.

However, this screen sharing feature may also not work with older Android models, group calls with many members, or with users who haven’t downloaded the latest version of WhatsApp.

“Recipients may not be able to get your screen content if they are using an older version of WhatsApp,” it wrote WABetaInfo through the official blog.

For information, earlier in January, Apple had also included a similar feature to FaceTime calls.

Apart from that, WhatsApp is also known to be developing other features, namely username which is similar to Telegram and Twitter.