This WhatsApp feature will allow users to mute videos before sending, know how

Instant messaging app WhatsApp has reportedly started rolling a new feature that would enable users to mute videos before sharing them on the platform. As per a report by WABetaInfo, the feature has been currently rolled out for Android beta users and will be made public soon.

This update is for beta users-version 2.21.3.13, which includes a toggle that can mute a video. The report further reveals that this toggle will appear with other editing options such as trimming, adding text, stickers and more.

WhatsApp may first extend the feature on beta build for iOS, before the mass rollout, reported News18.

The Mute Video feature first appeared in WhatsApp for Android app Beta v2.20.207.2 in November 2020, but it was only under development at that time. More details over its rollout are expected soon.

Readers must note that Facebook-owned WhatsApp's sister platform Instagram already offers the functionality where users can share videos via Direct Messages (DM) with the audio being muted.

WhatsApp also released a new animated sticker pack called Taters n tots, which is available for previous versions too. To download the sticker pack, interested users can tap on the sticker icon in any chat, and select the '+' icon, and then it will appear first in the list of sticker packs.

WhatsApp in the last few months released a lot of new features. The latest feature is the face and fingerprint unlock while linking the device. In order to link WhatsApp Web or Desktop to the WhatsApp account, users will now be asked to use their face or fingerprint unlock on their phones, before scanning a QR code from the phone to link their device.