WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging platforms and the developers make sure to roll out new and exciting features from time to time to reel in new users.
To keep the messaging aspect even more interesting, WhatsApp has rolled out an exciting feature that allows you to send video messages.
If you’re looking to learn more about this feature, then this guide will be perfect for you. In this guide, you will get to know how to send video messages on WhatsApp.
How to send video messages on WhatsApp?
Currently, the video messages feature is available for beta testers. While the registration for WhatsApp has been closed for a while, the majority of the users will need to wait until the update finally makes its way to the public users of WhatsApp for Android and iOS.
The new video messages feature is currently available to a limited number of WhatsApp beta testers. For Android users, the WhatsApp version will need to be 2.23.13.4 and for iOS users, it’ll need to be 23.12.0.71. Here are the steps that you’ll need to follow to send video messages on WhatsApp.
- Launch WhatsApp on your Android or iOS device
- Open the chat screen that you’re planning to send the video message
- At the bottom of the chat screen beside the text box, you’ll see the green mic button
- Then, tap on the mic button for it to change into a video icon button
- If the button changes, you will get the feature
- In case it doesn’t, you will need to wait
- You can then tap and hold onto the video icon button or choose to look at it in case you don’t want to hold the button
- Then, tap on the red button for stopping the video recording
- You’ll be able to preview the video and send it to the other party right away
- The video message in the chat screen will get displayed in a circular text bubble
