WhatsApp introduces screen sharing during video calls
WhatsApp introduces screen sharing during video calls
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WhatsApp introduces screen sharing during video calls | TechCrunch
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
WhatsApp today introduced screen sharing as its latest feature to enhance the video-calling experience on its platform — taking on traditional video conferencing apps, including Microsoft Meet, Google Meet, Zoom, and Apple’s FaceTime.
The new feature, announced this morning by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg through a Facebook post and on his Instagram channel, will allow you to share your documents, photos, and even your shopping cart with contacts available on video calls.
This is similar to how screen sharing works on typical video-conferencing platforms like Google Meet and Zoom.
WhatsApp told TechCrunch that the screen-sharing feature has started rolling out on Android, iOS, and Windows Desktop in a phased manner.
Screen sharing has been a crucial feature of video-conferencing apps for a while now, including those aimed at consumers.
In 2021, for example, Apple enhanced its FaceTime service with SharePlay, which enabled iOS users to share their screens natively.
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Telegram had this for at least 3 years now.
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To be fair, WhatsApp hasn't had any serious feature development up until the last year or so, so as far as features go, they're playing catch-up.
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That's nice and all, but where's the native iPad app?
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Facebook really wants everyone's lunch. First Snapchat & Twitter, now Teams/Zoom
Nice feature but just seems greedy
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I'll take things to avoid for $1000 Alex.
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hmm still no Linux desktop client? it's been like 3 years
whatsapp on linux gives me real nutella pizza vibes. Yeah, some might see no problem with it... but others might shudder by the thought alone.
Its usually not something people want, but in some countries (Germany) WhatsApp is a synonym for texting. If you don't have it as a student for instance, you're practically socially ostracizing yourself. I don't want to use it at all, but you basically have to, and at that point I also want to access it on my school Laptop, which runs Pop!...
And mobile devices, which is really the target market anyhow. Also, does "kaokaotalk online" not supply a web version?
I'm lazy. I want to answer video and voice calls without switching from what I'm doing while I work.
Isn't it just a web app/electron on windows anyway? I've run a whatsapp "client" on linux for years without problems.
Nope they have native client on windows and Mac that can make phone/video call