Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR
- WhatsApp is working to deliver audio to its screen-sharing function.
- This might make for improved screen-sharing in eventualities like shows.
- It’s potential that this might additionally allow watch events by way of WhatsApp.
Meta has introduced a bunch of options to WhatsApp in 2023, together with the long-awaited screen-sharing performance. The one draw back to this function is you could’t share your audio with others. Now, we’ve noticed proof that this might change within the close to future.
An APK teardown helps predict options which will arrive on a service sooner or later based mostly on work-in-progress code. Nevertheless, it’s potential that such predicted options might not make it to a public launch.
Code
New: Take heed to video and music audio collectively
Once you display screen share, audio you play in your gadget will even be shared with individuals in your name.
This may be a welcome addition to screen-sharing on WhatsApp, permitting for gadget audio in shows, throughout troubleshooting calls to your dad and mom, and extra.
We additionally wonder if this addition might allow watch events, permitting customers to look at motion pictures and TV reveals collectively. There aren’t any strings particularly mentioning watch get together capabilities, although, so don’t maintain your breath for this. Moreover, streaming providers normally don’t make it simple for individuals to view their content material by way of display screen sharing. In saying so, Amazon presents its personal watch get together performance, however the host and contributors all want Prime memberships. This nonetheless theoretically leaves the door open to WhatsApp-based watch events for native movies saved on the host’s gadget.
We’ve requested WhatsApp for an announcement concerning this function and the way it works. We’ll replace our article if/when the corporate responds.