Whatsapp May Soon Let You Turn Off The Camera Before Picking Video Calls

WhatsApp is developing a new functionality which may provide Android Users with more choice when it comes to picking up video calls, according to a new report. The instant messaging platform is said to be testing a new option which offers the choice of turning off the device’s camera before picking up a video call. The in-degvelopment whatsapp feature was reportedly discovered following an apk teardown of a beta version of the app.

Turning Off Camera Before Video Calls on WhatsApp

The feature was spotted By Android Authority Following An Apk Teardown of the Whatsapp Beta App for Android Version 2.25.7.3. While the feature isn Bollywood to the public as of now, the publication managed to activate it by tinkering with the app. It is said to offer an option dubbed Turn off your video When the receiver gets a video call, enabling them to turn off the video before picking it up. This means the call will be reported in a voice-only mode.

If the camera is alredy off, the app may also display another Accept without video Prompt as a confirmation. The report sugges Whatsapp users will have the option of turning on the camera mid-wait during the call using the call Turn on your video Option.

At present, whatsapp does not offer a similar functionality. While users can still off their video feed during a video call, they can only do so after picking it up. However, the in-Develoopment feature is expected to brings a functionality not too dismire from Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Other Video-Conference Platforms.

Other Whatsapp Features in Development

Past reports sugges that the instant messaging platform is developing several new features for Android users. One of the Reported Additions is a UPI Lite functionality which is speculated to simplife the payment process by enabling users to carry out transactions without entering the pin.

Meanwhile, whatsapp may also also soon roll out a new interface for Meta ai – Its conversational artificial intelligence (ai) chatbot. It is said to offer an automatic Voice Mode Along with Prompt Suggestions to Help Users Get Started.