{"id":1272293,"date":"2023-08-12T09:53:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T04:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1272293"},"modified":"2023-08-12T09:54:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T04:24:32","slug":"whatsapp-users-can-now-share-screens-during-video-calls-how-to-use-this-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/whatsapp-users-can-now-share-screens-during-video-calls-how-to-use-this-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Whatsapp Users Can Now Share Screens During Video Calls: How To Use This Feature?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WhatsApp has launched a new feature that allows users to share their screen during a video call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Users will be able to easily show a live view of their screen to one or more persons on the call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Whatsapp<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Those earlier using tools such as Google Meet and Zoom for screen sharing can now use WhatsApp for the same purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The feature has started to roll out on Android, iOS, and Desktop in a \u2018phased\u2019 manner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In brief<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The screen sharing feature is cross-platform compatible, meaning you can share your screen with anyone using WhatsApp on any device, be it iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, or web.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhether sharing documents for work, browsing photos with family, planning a vacation or shopping online with friends, or just helping grandparents with tech support \u2013 screen sharing lets you share a live view of your screen during the call,\u201d reads WhatsApp\u2019s press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to enable<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make sure that the latest version of WhatsApp is installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start a video call with one or more contacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the video call, you will see a new \u2018Share\u2019 icon at the bottom of the screen. It appears as a phone with an arrow pointing out of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, you will be asked to grant screen share access to WhatsApp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Users can choose between sharing a specific app or sharing the entire screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tap on \u2018Start Now\u2019 or \u2018Start Broadcast\u2019 to confirm. a red bar at the top of your screen indicates that screen sharing is on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To stop sharing your screen, tap on the red bar and select \u2018Stop\u2019 or \u2018Stop Broadcast\u2019. Alternatively, you can tap on the \u2018Share\u2019 icon again and select \u2018Stop Sharing\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both portrait and landscape layout<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Screen-sharing also supports landscape mode for video calls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Users can rotate their phones in landscape mode for a better view of what\u2019s on the screen or what other users are sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This should come in handy when sharing the screen from desktop platforms for a wider and more immersive viewing experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Privacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WhatsApp has added a privacy screen for banking apps and services as well as some sensitive info.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this, it automatically <\/a>blacks out the screen when entering a password or while sending money using UPI or banking apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Limitations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just like other apps and services, you can\u2019t share OTT content (DRM-protected) with others via the Screen Share feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The screen automatically gets blacked out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also no privacy screen available for the Windows version of the app or while using a web browser. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hence it is important to be extra careful when using these platforms since whatever you are doing can be seen by others on the video call.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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