WhatsApp’s latest feature is the ability to share your screen during video calls, similar to what’s already available via video conferencing services like Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams. In a press release, the Meta-owned service says the feature is available via the “Share” icon, after which you’ll have the option of either sharing your entire screen or a specific app. There’s also a new landscape mode coming for video calls on mobile.

Meta’s press release highlights how the feature can 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.” Its release comes as part of a wave of new WhatsApp features this year that have already included video notes and polls in the face of competition from messaging apps like Telegram, Signal, and arguably also Discord.

WhatsApp’s screen-sharing feature has been gradually releasing in beta for a couple of months. WABetaInfo, a publication that often spots WhatsApp features ahead of their official announcement, has previously reported on the feature’s rollout in beta versions of WhatsApp’s app on Android, iOS, and Windows. We’ve followed up with Meta for a full list of platforms the screen-sharing feature is now officially available for.

As well as the new screen-sharing feature, WhatsApp is also adding a landscape interface for video calls on mobile. The service calls this a “​​wider and more immersive viewing and sharing experience.”

Source: The Verge WhatsApp’s screen-sharing feature is leaving beta