WHATSAPP users are about to get a brand new button and it’s going to make group chats way better.
The Meta-owned messaging app is set to roll out a sister feature to its popular Voice Notes.
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The feature will essentially be the same as Voice Notes, except with Video Messages instead.
The level of ease will be the same.
But instead, you’ll be able to show off your facial expressions when diving into group chat banter.
All WhatsApp users need to do is hold the button as if it were a Voice Note, and record away, according to WaBetaInfo.
Users also have the option to swipe up while using the feature to make it hands-free.
So, get ready for some hilariously theatrical clips in your group chats.
These real-time videos last up to 60 seconds, and are similar to those seen inside Meta-owned Instagram, which are thought to have been inspired by social media rival Snapchat.
They can’t be modified like a full video can, or even normally forwarded.
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What that means is, when you receive a Video Message – that clip was recorded exclusively for you.
Of course, these short clips are also end-to-end encrypted like the rest of WhatsApp – so they will never be accessible to anyone who isn’t the sender or the recipient.
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg had previously announced that this feature was coming to WhatsApp, without specifying an exact date.
It is currently being rolled out to iPhone users in an update titled iOS 23.15.1.76.
The feature is only available to a handful of beta testers for now.
But it’s expected to be introduced to more people’s phones over the coming days, and will be on everyone’s devices in a matter of weeks.
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