WhatsApp has just announced a series of improvements for your video callsboth on mobile and in applications for Windows and Mac. These new features bring WhatsApp closer to more serious videoconferencing alternatives, like Zoom.
WhatsApp video calls improve on four fronts– Supports up to 32 participants across all platforms, allows audio sharing when screen sharing, automatically highlights the person speaking, and uses a new internal codec to improve audio quality on slow connections.
Here’s How WhatsApp Video Calls Improve
WhatsApp announced a series of news for WhatsApp video callsboth in groups and individually and both in mobile applications and in WhatsApp Desktop for Windows and Mac We already knew some of these new features in advance, although they should now be activated for everyone.
Perhaps the most important new feature is that WhatsApp now supports 32 video call participants across all devices, on mobile and in desktop applications. WhatsApp for Windows has already admitted 32 participants to its beta version since last year and they are now available to everyone.
We also learned in advance another new feature: be able to share audio when sharing the screen, something that makes it easier for us to use WhatsApp to make presentations or even watch movies and series with friends. Now everyone can do it.
During the video call, WhatsApp will also be automatically highlight the person speakingsomething we found in many similar apps but was still missing in WhatsApp.
Finally, Meta points out that WhatsApp implements its new MLow codec which promises clearer sound even with poor connectivity, less noise and echo interference, and higher resolution video calls with a good connection.
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