WhatsApp is working on a change to how its camera feature works that would remove the need to hold down the button.
WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will make it easier to record videos, especially if you want to do it hands-free.
Currently, anyone recording a video through the WhatsApp app needs to press and hold the shutter button. Removing your finger stops recording, which means anyone recording a long video must keep their finger on the button for the duration of the recording. It’s not funny at all, and WhatsApp seems to be working on a fix for this long-standing frustration.
WABetaInfo reports that the latest version of WhatsApp that was made available to beta testers via TestFlight now includes a redesigned camera interface. However, it should be noted that it appears that the new-look camera is only offered and the user’s account has been whitelisted by WhatsApp. So, if you’re using the new beta and not seeing anything new yet, that’s probably the reason.
The report says that people who have the new interface can now choose to record a video or take a photo when pressing the shutter button, eliminating the need to press and hold anything. it would be. It’s a huge improvement that enables true hands-free video recording in the WhatsApp app for the first time.
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“It is also possible to switch from front to rear camera or vice versa while recording, making it easy to record videos in any situation,” WABetaInfo’s report also notes.
As for when this new camera interface will be delivered to the public, no one knows. It’s impossible to say when WhatsApp will move a feature from beta to public. But we can only hope that this one quickly passes through the process. If only to save all those thumbs from suffering so much.
The same report also adds that this new version includes the ability to share voice notes via a WhatsApp status – a feature that was previously released in beta and then removed.