WhatsApp announces new feature for users to mute audio in videos before sharing

By Angelin Yeoh

Technology
Tuesday, 02 Mar 2021
6:15 PM MYT

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Android users can now share videos to contacts or upload to Status without audio on WhatsApp. — 123rf.com

WhatsApp has announced that users on Android devices can now mute the audio in videos before sharing, either in chat or to the Status update.

When uploading or sharing video, look out for the audio symbol on the top left corner. Click on it to remove the audio in a video and then hit send. Videos uploaded to Status are capped at 30 seconds by WhatsApp.

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