WhatsApp is much more than a message, the platform allows us, among other things, to make calls and video calls with our contacts and even business. However, Unexpected video calls can be a problem or discomfort For users, WhatsApp therefore wishes to offer a solution.
The platform tests a new function that will allow us to protect our privacy and even our privacy when receiving a video call, no matter who is the person who calls us. We will not have to rush to be able to attend the call with a camera, and we will not have to reject it.
This is the new WhatsApp function to avoid “surprise” video calls
Video calls allow us to speak with a person in another corner of the city, the country or the world, as if we were face to face. However, it is also true that many people They usually start a video call without noticeWithout knowing if the other person is ready to receive it. If I am thrown on the sofa Sunday in a hot afternoon, it is likely that I do not want to teach myself to receive a video call.
Currently, WhatsApp offers only two options: attending the video call or rejecting it. If we hold it, the camera will be activated automaticallyWe can only deactivate it after the start of the video call, there is therefore a risk that the other person see you at least for a few seconds, in addition to greater consumption of mobile data.
This will change: whatsapp finally will allow the camera to be deactivated before attending the call.
Left: The new option “Disable video” when receiving a video call. Right: Once deactivated, the button to answer the call changes. (Screenshots: Android Authority)
The new confidentiality function has been discovered in the latest test version (or beta) of WhatsApp by Android Authority, including a look at the New video call interface The participants and the various options that the application will offer.
When receiving a video call, the screen will show us a new option, under the photo of the contact which calls us: Disable your video. If we click on this button, the green button to attend the call will now say “accept without video”, indicating that when we are witnessing the call, our camera will not be active. If after attending the call, we want to activate the video, we just need to press the button to turn on the camera.
It is an important change that Allows us to have greater control of our callsEither because we have received a video call when we are in pajamas, or because we just don't want to activate our camera, we can now attend the call without video, instead of rejecting it or having to deactivate the video after participating.
This change is present in the WhatsApp Beta 2.25.7.3 version, and the platform should provide this confidentiality function to all users of a future update.
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