The WhatsApp It continues to test new features that will hopefully be available soon to all users. According to the specialized portal WABetaInfoThe App is currently preparing a new version of its messaging app that will allow you to record and send messages in a short video format. This is it video message.
They noted that “thanks to this new feature, users will be able to easily record and send short videos of up to 60 seconds to their contacts by pressing the camera button, which is definitely a new way to communicate with their friends on WhatsApp.” from the specialized portal. , who have already had a chance to tinker with the tool in the beta version of WhatsApp for iOS.
Video messages will have a file Very similar process to voice notes. The difference is that when it is available, the user will be able to share video images as well as audio. In addition, it can be captured through the camera-like button available in WhatsApp.
The functionality could, on paper, help improve communication between users. For example, if you meet someone, but don’t know exactly where they are, the user can resort to a voice note and show the specific situation with pictures. It can also be a useful tool when it comes to showing a product and how it works.
The specialized portal reports that for privacy reasons it will not be possible to save or forward video messages to other chats. despite of Yes, screenshots are allowed. Despite the fact that, at the moment, the function is only available in beta for iOS, it is only natural that by the time WhatsApp is launched it will also arrive on Android terminals.
Also the voice notes that disappear
This is not the only tool that the Meta-owned messaging app works on. WABetaInfo also works so that users can send files Audios disappear after the recipient has heard it.
It should be remembered that the instant messaging application already allows sending single-view images or videos that can only be opened once, after which they disappear from the chat. The goal is to improve users’ privacy.
As with photos and videos, in the case of audio, once the recipient has listened to the audio message, it will disappear from the conversation. In addition, the voice note cannot be saved or forwarded to other contacts, and is displayed in chat with the same appearance as sending a single display photo.
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