Now watch videos on WhatsApp Web with the Picture-in-Picture mode

The company had earlier rolled out the feature for Android and iOS users.

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The feature allows users to view videos within a chat window, without opening third party pages or apps.
NEW DELHI: Popular messaging app WhatsApp is now finally rolling out its Picture in Picture mode for WhatsApp Web users. The Facebook-owned service had unveiled the feature for Android users earlier this week, nearly a year after making it available to iOS.

The feature allows users to view videos within a chat window, without opening third party pages or apps.

According to WABetaInfo, the Twitter account which tracks changes in WhatsApp, the feature will enable WhatsApp Web users to watch a shared video within the app while chatting with the user simultaneously.


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Reportedly, users can watch Instagram or YouTube videos on WhatsApp Web without exiting the window.

The feature is available on the latest version (0.3.1846) of WhatsApp Web.

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Earlier this month, it was reported that WhatsApp is working on a Dark Mode feature.

The Facebook-owned company has over 200 million monthly active users in India and is one of the most popular mobile apps worldwide.
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