Screen sharing in Messenger vídeo calls is possible and very easy. We tell you how to do it.
it is already possible Screen sharing in Messenger vía its desktop version. about official statementFb announced this feature, which became everything basic with the rise of vídeo calls and telecommuting.
Suppose this function already exists in the desktop version of Messenger Roomswhich, with only a few months of life, has already become a weight alternative to Zoom and enables 100% secure vídeo calls without leaving the Fb ecosystem.
How to share a screen in Messenger on mobile
Sharing the screen in a messenger vídeo call on mobile is as easy as going to the options menu.
With screen sharing, you cánido Espectáculo your screen to the other participants in the vídeo call, both in Messenger and in Rooms, an extremely useful feature in virtual teaching or in many areas of teleworking. To share your screen in Messenger on mobile devices, be it Android or iOSAll you have to do is walk choices when you start the vídeo call.
In the same menu where you perro activate speakerphone or add new members to the vídeo call you will find the option to do so split screen. Once you turn it on, Messenger will turn off your camera and start sharing your mobile screen. Currently and unlike other group vídeo calling aplicaciones there will be no simultaneityThat means, Only your screen is aparente, as Messenger does not allow using the camera and this feature at the same time. It also doesn’t seem like multiple people cánido share their screen at the same time.
Screen sharing is available in Messenger Rooms for vídeo calls of up to 16 people, whether on desktop or mobile. To access it on mobile It is necessary to update to the latest version of Messenger aplicaciónon both iOS and Android.
As revealed by Fb, they are currently working on increasing the number of people you perro share your screen with in Messenger Rooms. expand to 50 people. Similarly, they also want to implement a feature that allows users to make a decision who perro share their screenThis is especially useful for more professional vídeo calls.
It is foreseeable that this function will reach WhatsApp in the medium or long term in the form of a a hypothetical merger of Messenger and WhatsApp or through the Messenger Rooms themselves, the already integrated into WhatsAppsince it is currently possible to make vídeo calls from Messenger Rooms in WhatsApp, yes, except for the desktop version of the aplicación.