Meta has been painstakingly working on improving WhatsApp. The instant messaging app received a big list of new features last year including the ability to share screens. Yes, you can finally broadcast your smartphone’s or desktop’s screen on WhatsApp over a video call. If you want to know how you can share your screen on WhatsApp, then you are in the right place. Read on to learn more.
The feature is already available to the public, in case the new functionality is not available on your device, you can update your app to the newest version from the Google Play Store, Apple App Store, or Microsoft Store on Windows.
Similar to other video communication services like Google Meet or Zoom, you can make a video call and use the broadcast screen option to share your screen. Desktop users get an option to choose the window they would like to share over the video call, but there’s no such thing for smartphone users. If you are sharing your smartphone’s screen, then the whole screen will be visible to the other person on the call.
Note: You can always use the Do Not Disturb mode to cut down on annoying notifications during screen sharing.
How to Share Screen on WhatsApp from iPhone or Android
Whether you own an iPhone or an Android smartphone, you can easily share your smartphone’s screen and broadcast whatever you want. Before initiating a video call, ensure that WhatsApp has been granted access to your microphone and camera, if not already allowed. If everything is fine, follow these steps to share screen on Android and iPhone.
- Open WhatsApp on your smartphone.
- Select the group or conversation in which you want to share screen.
- Simply make a video call by tapping the video call icon at the top right corner.
- Once the other person picks up your call, you will get the screen broadcast option on your screen.
- Select the Screen Broadcast icon to start sharing your smartphone’s screen with the other person, then tap on Start Broadcast option. (On Android, you will get a screen-casting permission popup simply tap continue to grant access)
- When you are done with sharing the screen contents, tap on the Stop Sharing button.
- That’s it.
How to Share Screen on WhatsApp from Desktop
At the moment, the Share Screen feature is available for the WhatsApp Desktop app only, you can’t share screen content over WhatsApp Web as well as WhatsApp app for Mac. You can easily install the WhatsApp app from the Microsoft Store and start sharing your PC’s big screen with others. Here’s how you can broadcast your PC’s screen on WhatsApp.
- Open WhatsApp for Desktop app on your Windows PC.
- Select the group or conversation in which you want to share screen.
- Make a Video call by tapping the video call icon at the top right corner.
- Once the recipient picks up your call, you will get the broadcast screen icon highlighted.
- Click on the Screen Broadcast icon.
- Now the app will ask you which screen or window you want to broadcast over the video call, simply select the Window which you want to broadcast.
- When you are done with sharing the screen contents, tap on the Stop Sharing button.
- That’s it.
So, these are the official ways you can use to share screen on WhatsApp from Android, iPhone, or Windows PC.
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