WhatsApp's video call screen-sharing feature puts Zoom and other meet platforms on notice.

WhatsApp's desire to incorporate as many functions as possible shows no signs of abating. As an example, consider a new one. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, said today that the Meta-owned messaging service now offers screen sharing in video conversations.

Steps to access the feature:

The function is self-explanatory. You may use it to share documents, photographs, or anything else on your screen.

This has been under development for a few months and was released to beta testers in May. You can go there by hitting the Share icon. Then you may specify whether you want to share a single app or your full screen. If this sounds familiar, it's because the screen-sharing functions in Zoom and Google Meet are extremely similar.

Is this WhatsApp's attempt to wrest some business turf away from the aforementioned competitors? It's difficult to say, but this may also be useful for assisting a relative with tech assistance, couldn't it? So it doesn't have to be

As is customary, the new function is being phased in, so you may not see it immediately away. It will eventually be available for everyone on Android, iOS, and the Windows desktop client.

In addition to screen sharing, WhatsApp now supports landscape-format video calls.