Do you know what’s not so weird (ironically), though? Sending short, spontaneous, raw video clips. Snapchat was the first to make this communication medium popular back when Snapchat was yet to be robbed and swallowed up by Meta’s apps.
Of course, WhatsApp users already had the ability to send recorded videos in chat, either by selecting one from their gallery or by recording one on the spot and clicking the send button. The video messaging feature, on the other hand, will work more like voice messages.
WhatsApp’s new video messaging feature.
In other words, you tap and hold the button while recording, and it will automatically send itself once you remove your finger. Presumably, you would also be able to swipe up to lock the recording in, so you don’t have to keep pressing. You should also be able to swipe left to delete.
Safety-wise, these video messages will be end-to-end encrypted, meaning the only people with access to them would be the sender and recipient. Additionally, the one receiving the video message won’t be able to forward it to others. The video message will stay in the chat after being sent, however, unless it is manually deleted.
The feature is still in beta, but it is safe to assume something as fundamental as this will eventually come to the stable version of the app sometime in the near future.
