Up to now you may solely ship textual content and voice messages with WhatsApp. However that may quickly change, as a result of WhatsApp is planning to introduce video messages.
Once they launch, video messages generally is a most of 60 seconds lengthy. That is in keeping with WABetainfo, which has noticed this upcoming new characteristic within the newest beta variations of WhatsApp for Android (Beta 2.23.13.4) and iOS (Beta 23.12.0.71). Actually, the positioning had already found the primary hints of the brand new characteristic in beta variations a while in the past, however some beta testers can now check out video messages for the primary time.
Beta testers can discover out if Video Messages is already out there for them by doing the next. In a chat, faucet the microphone button within the chat bar. If the microphone icon turns right into a video digital camera button, you may already file video messages.
If you ship or obtain a video message, you have to enlarge it by tapping as soon as on the video if you wish to hearken to the sound as properly. And if you wish to ship video messages, it’s essential to ask your contacts to replace their WhatsApp to the most recent model in order that they’ll obtain video messages.
Are video messages actually new?
Avid WhatsApp customers will know that you could already ship a video to your contacts wherein you ship a message. The distinction with Video Messages is the immediacy: you press the video button, file your message, launch the button and instantly ship your message. That is far more handy than first recording a selfie video together with your cellphone digital camera after which sending it someday later in WhatsApp. Such a video message seems far more genuine than a “regular” video.
Video messages are additionally all the time end-to-end encrypted. Nonetheless, do word that they are often seen by the recipient as typically as they need, and there’s nothing to cease them display recording the video, saving it exterior of WhatsApp and forwarding it to different folks. That’s one thing to think about in the event you assume video messages are personal. The principle limitation is that video messages can’t be forwarded instantly in WhatsApp.
At present, not all beta testers can but use the video messages. WABetainfo assumes that WhatsApp will activate the brand new characteristic for an increasing number of testers within the coming weeks, as this the way it usually works. When all WhatsApp customers will have the ability to ship video messages is unknown.
This text initially appeared in German on PCWelt.de