IF you thought voice notes on WhatsApp were annoying then look away now.
The popular messaging app is planning a brand new feature to send friends and family short video messages.
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According to leaked screenshots, the new option will allow people to record up to 60 seconds.
It may be useful for some wanting to relay a quick message but others may find it an annoying addition.
“Since a video message is recorded and sent in real-time, it offers a sense of immediacy compared to a pre-recorded video that can be saved for being sent later,” said WABetaInfo, who revealed the screenshots.
It’s understood that you won’t be able to forward these videos on, like you can usual videos.
Though a person could very easily do a screen record of it.
Some users are quick to point out rival Telegram has had this feature for a while now.
“Whatsapp is literally copy pasting every feature from telegram,” one person wrote on Twitter.
“Another feature stolen from Telegram, What a big thief!,” another said.
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The new video option has only appeared to early beta testers so far.
So don’t expect to find it on your iPhone or Android device just yet.
But it may well launch sometime in the future.
How to get WhatsApp beta
To download WhatsApp beta for your smartphone you need to go to Google Play on your Android and search for WhatsApp.
Scroll down the page until you see “Become a Beta Tester”.
Tap the “I’m In” button and then click “Join” to confirm.
Now all you have to do is wait for the update to the beta version of the app.
Joining the WhatsApp beta on iOS for iPhone is more difficult, and has limited capacity.
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