Yes, I'm in a forest: WhatsApp finally gets video chat backgrounds


Hi, yes, I'm in a forest. This is totally where I work every day. Not a WhatsApp background. — Photo: Bernd Diekjobst/dpa

BERLIN: WhatsApp is rolling out a major upgrade to its video chat that caters both to informal and workplace conversations with a total of 20 different filters and backgrounds that can be turned on in video calls, the Meta subsidiary has announced.

While video filters like fisheye and black & white are more designed for fun, the video chat backgrounds – long familiar to anyone who uses Zoom – are designed more to hide what others might see of your home during work calls.

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