WhatsApps Screen Share feature now supports audio sharing: What this means, how to use it

WhatsApp update: WhatsApp has rolled out an update to its app on iPhones. This update brings the much-awaited audio sharing feature to Meta’s messaging app that lets users share audio while sharing their screens with a friend or a colleague during a video call. Also Read: iQOO 15 India Launch Confirmed For November: Specs, Features, And Everything We Know

For the unversed, Meta introduced screen sharing feature in WhatsApp in August last year. WhatsApp’s screen sharing feature enables users to share their screens during a video call. This feature is similar to what apps like Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Zoom offers to the users with one catch. The Screen sharing feature on other conferencing platforms lets users share both the video and the audio during a conference call. However, up until now, iPhone users could only stream the video while sharing their screens leaving out the audio component. Also Read: iPhone 13 vs iPhone 14 vs iPhone 15: Best Deal To Grab This Diwali Under Rs 50000

For understanding, you wanted to watch the video of Taylor Swift’s latest song ‘I can do it with a broken heart’ with your best friend. Up until now, when you shared your screen on WhatsApp, you could see what was going on in the video but not hear anything. users shared the screen sharing feature to stream a YouTube video, the app showed the images or the video but not hear the song. This limitation didn’t matter when sharing a document or taking a friend through a file with no audio. However, it posed a problem when sharing a video. WhatsApp’s latest update fixes that. Also Read: 5 Best iPhone Deals To Consider This Diwali Sale After iPhone 17 Launch

The company has rolled out WhatsApp version 29.4 on iPhones. This version supports audio sharing while sharing the screen. “Screen sharing during video calls now supports sharing audio too,” the release notes on Apple’s App Store say. With this feature, WhatsApp users can watch a movie with their best friend while sharing their screen in the app.

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How to watch a movie with your friend on WhatsApp?

Step 1: Update WhatsApp on your iPhone.

Step 2: Open WhatsApp and then open the chat of the friend with whom you want to watch the movie.

Step 3: Tap the camera icon on the top to make the call.

Step 4: Once the call has been picked up, tap the Screen Sharing option in the menu. This option is right next to the button to flip the camera.

Step 4: Tap the Continue button.

Step 5: Now tap the Start Broadcast button.

Step 6: Once the screen sharing has begun, open the app, like Netflix, on which you want to watch the movie.

Step 7: Search the movie that you want to watch and tap the play button to start streaming.