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WhatsApp at long last executing 'superior grade' photograph sharing choice.

WhatsApp rolling out screen sharing feature

By Julia NgcamuPublished 3 years ago 3 min read
WhatsApp at long last executing 'superior grade' photograph sharing choice.
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WhatsApp is carrying out an element that will permit clients to send photographs utilizing a "great" choice, WABetaInfo, a WhatsApp detailing blog, reports.

The new capability will make it simpler to send pictures which save the first nature of the image. Standard WhatsApp messages are compacted, which brings down the goal of the picture and at last abatements the quality. This is by and large finished to diminish the size of the document.

While standard pictures sent on WhatsApp might turn out great for the vast majority for most purposes, there are times when higher picture quality is alluring. There were at that point ways of doing this while sending pictures on WhatsApp. There is an application setting, which permits clients to pick the quality they craving for the photographs they send. WhatsApp offers a "information saver" choice, which is speedier to send and requires less extra room.

Presently, WhatsApp is carrying out a choice that will permit clients to send any picture, with better caliber, by choosing a choice which is accessible each time they send a picture. The more excellent choice won't be chosen of course, however clients can choose to send a greater picture.

The choice isn't accessible to everybody presently, except is accessible for a few beta analyzers at this stage.

WABetaInfo said light pressure would in any case apply to the picture, and that it would just be accessible as a choice on bigger pictures.

A label will be applied to pictures sent utilizing this capability, which will tell recipients that it was sent utilizing the more excellent capability.

This is the most recent in a line of new WhatsApp highlights being carried out this year, including changes to vanishing messages, and other element refreshes.

WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that allows users to share their screen during a video call, WABetaInfo, a WhatsApp reporting blog, reports.

The new feature is not available to all users yet, but is already available to some beta testers who have installed the latest WhatsApp update from the Google Play store.

When users are on a video call, a new icon will be available on the bottom toolbar that will enable users to share everything on their screen with other members of the call. Users will be able to stop the screen sharing at any time and will only be enabled with the consent of the sharer.

While the feature is currently only available to Beta testers, WABetaInfo said that it will become available to more users over the coming weeks.

Users should be aware of a few caveats going forward.

“This feature may be unavailable on old versions of Android, screen-sharing may not work in large group calls, and the recipient may be unable to get the content of your screen in case they are using an outdated version of WhatsApp,” read the WABetaInfo post.

Screen-sharing functions have been available on online video conferencing services such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom for a while.

The blog also announced that WhatsApp is working to release a username function in an effort to facilitate more private communication.

These are the latest in a string of new features available on the Meta-owned messaging application.

WhatsApp recently introduced a feature that allows users to edit WhatsApp messages for up to 15 minutes after sending them.

WhatsApp is launching a screen sharing feature.

It is already available to some users, but the majority will have to wait.

This is the latest in a string of new features that have been launched by the Meta-owned messaging platform.

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