Piece by: LUCY MUMBI

09 August 2023

• The feature will operate like traditional video conferencing apps, such as Microsoft Meet, Google Meet, Zoom, and Apple’s FaceTime.

• Zuckerberg said it will allow one to share their documents, photos, and even shopping cart with contacts available on video calls.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has announced the launch of screen sharing for Whatsapp video conversations.

Like conventional video conferencing programs like Microsoft Meet, Google Meet, Zoom, and Apple's FaceTime, the capability will function.

One will be able to share their documents, images, and even shopping cart with contacts who are available for video conversations, according to Zuckerberg.

"Screen sharing will be used for “sharing documents for work, browsing photos with family, planning a vacation or shopping online with friends, or just helping grandparents with tech support,” he said.

On Tuesday, the feature began gradually rolling out globally on Android, iOS, and Windows Desktop.

Begin a WhatsApp video call with a contact in order to share the screen. On the bottom navigation bar, tap the screen-sharing icon.

Confirm your desire to begin recording or casting with WhatsApp.

Stop sharing to end the screen share.Along with screen sharing, WhatsApp now supports video calling in Landscape mode.

The mode will provide a more expansive and immersive viewing experience than the current portrait mode.

Landscape mode support may also be handy when using screen sharing on the platform.