WhatsApp brings new low-light video calling feature

WhatsApp is also bringing new filters and colour themes for video calling. It includes Warm, Cool, Black & White, Light leak and more.

WhatsApp earlier in the month announced it to bring new capabilities and filters to the video calling feature and more to enhance the user experience on its messenger app.

As promised, the company has begun rolling out the feature with the new update.

Once upgraded to the latest version, WhatsApp offers a new Low Light option that makes the face in front of the camera enhances brightness of the face and also surrounding environment are seen clearly to the viewers.

Here's how to enable low-light video calling feature on WhatsApp:

Step 1: Open WhatsApp and tap Video call

Step 2: Expand the screen and you will find the new 'bulb' icon in the top right corner

Step 3: Tap the 'bulb' icon to turn on the low-light video call

The new feature is available on both iOS and Android versions. It is expected to be made available on the Windows app for PCs (with a web camera) soon.

WhatsApp gets new filters for video calling.

WhatsApp is also bringing new filters and colour themes for video calling. It includes Warm, Cool, Black & White, Light leak, Dreamy, Prism light, Fisheye, Vintage TV, Frosted glass and Duo-tone. Background options include Blur, Living room, Office, Cafe, Pebbles, Foodie, Smoosh, Beach, Sunset, Celebration and Forest.

The Meta-owned messenger app also gets 20 different colour theme options. Users can select unique themes for individual chats to help differentiate between personal, work, and group discussions.

In a related development, WhatsApp is testing a privacy feature that blocks messages from unknown senders.

The messenger app offers the new Block Unknown account messages option. Once this is enabled, people not on the contact list will not be able to message you at all.

The upcoming privacy feature will significantly help save millions of naive people from falling prey to fraud on WhatsApp.

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