It seems that new features only arrive week after week at WhatsApp An application that, until this year, was characterized by its hieraticism and simplicity, but who seems to have finally understood the rules of the game and the need to be renewed to avoid user flight. One of its latest innovations is the use of stickers and drawing tools in the camera tool for photosNow, a new update expands these options also to video
Of course, at the moment it is a function that is only available for users of the beta or test version for Android That is to say , a state before reaching the general public, while technical rough edges and malfunctions are ironed out. Of course, now anyone can be a beta tester and get hold of these functions before anyone else. To do this, you just have to go to the page of download WhatsApp in the Google Play Store, scroll down to the bottom, and register as a tester After several minutes of waiting, it is already possible to download the latest version of WhatsApp as if it were an update to use and test your news.
That said, just update to the latest beta version of Android to find these new options.They meet when sharing a video. Of course, it has to be a video recorded through WhatsApp at that moment, without being able to edit any video previously recorded and stored in the gallery of the terminal.
Thus, when you click on the camera and hold down the record button, you can capture a video. After cutting the recording we find these new tools, before sharing the video in the chosen chat.
New tools are located at the top right of the screen. On the one hand we have the stickers or stickers, which are displayed when clicking on the smiley face. Speech bubbles, arrows, and many emoticons emoji of expressions, animals and food can also be used on the video. Tapping on one applies it to the content, being able, at any time, to use the pinch gesture to make the sticker larger or smaller, move it anywhere and even rotate it .
Another of the new options available is add text. By clicking on the T It is possible to write any phrase or word to add as a title or label to the video. In addition, WhatsApp allows you to choose the color of the characters in your sidebar.
Lastly there is the icon pencil This allows us to draw or write by hand on the recorded scene. In the same way as the text, it is possible to choose the color of the stroke Somewhat more hidden is the option to choose the thickness. To do this, it is necessary to choose a tone and keep pressing the screen. From here, when you swipe left, you can see a point that reflects the thicknessof the chosen line. The further we slide our finger to the left, the thicker it will be when drawing.
