In addition to the renewed design that will come in the coming weeks, the month of June also brought us profit. very important news Perfect in messaging app. WhatsApp finally welcomed message editing, multi-device mode, and blocking unwanted calls.

And if June came strong, then July will be no less. WhatsApp is working on video messages, a new function like audio. as some love and some hate. We’ve already been able to test them on Xataka Android.

Tap the microphone button once

Although Telegram added video notes back in 2017, now, six years later, WhatsApp has decided to implement them. A few days ago we informed you that: video clips They were already reaching some users with the beta version of WhatsApp for Android. Now, we’ve finally been able to see firsthand what this new function consists of.

To find out if the short video sending feature is currently enabled, just click it. tap the microphone button. If you switch to a video camera, you will be able to send your first video message; If not, you will have to wait for the next update of the app.

As with WhatsApp audio, all you have to do is hold it camera button to record and quickly send a video, although you also have the “hands-free” option by swiping up to lock the recording. In this case, you will be able to watch the video before sending it.

WhatsApp lets you save clips maximum 60 seconds long, with the front or rear camera of the mobile phone. Of course, you have three seconds to prepare before you start recording.

As you can see, the interface includes a button to switch the camera, a button to delete the recording, a button to delete and the current time, as well as a button to send. You can also access a video preview in a round format.

The video will be played when the recipient of the video receives the video message. automatically, but no sound. If you want to listen, tap on it and it will play bigger and louder.

As the recipient of the video clip, you have the option to add a reaction or reply in the chat itself, but will not be suitable forward them to other people.

We remember that this new functionality has started to reach some beta users of WhatsApp for Android. so it’s very likely to touch you wait a few days or even weeks Also, since it’s a test function, it may cause some errors (in our case, unexpected closing of the application).

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