WhatsApp offers a few editing tools when you’re sharing a video with someone. A new addition to these tools is the ability to mute videos. You can now remove the audio from your video before you share it with your contacts in WhatsApp.
How Does This Feature Work?
With this new feature, you can mute your videos before you share them with your contacts or groups, or before you post them to your Story.
A new mute option appears on the video editing screen, which allows you to mute the video with a single tap.
Who Is Getting This Feature?
According to the WhatsApp Twitter account, the mute feature is available to all Android users out there. You don’t have to be running a specific version of Android to use this feature.
🤫For your eyes, not your ears. You can now mute the audio on your videos before adding them to your Status or sending in chat. Now available on Android.
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) February 26, 2021
If you’re on iOS, it’s not yet clear when you’ll get this feature. However, it hopefully won’t be too long.
How to Use the Mute Option in WhatsApp
WhatsApp has placed the mute option at a convenient place, which means finding and accessing it is easy.
To use the option in WhatsApp on your Android phone:
- Select a video that you want to share with someone.
- When the video opens in WhatsApp’s built-in video editor, you’ll see a sound icon at the top.
- Tap this sound icon to mute your video.
- Your video will now be sent without the audio.
Keep in mind that this won’t edit the actual video on your phone. Your original video files remain intact.
What to Do if You Don’t See the Mute Option in WhatsApp
If you aren’t seeing the option to mute videos in WhatsApp, it’s likely the feature hasn’t yet been rolled out in your region. WhatsApp might be gradually rolling out the option, and so you should gain access to it in the coming days.
To ensure you can access this feature as soon as it arrives, keep the WhatsApp app updated on your phone. Older WhatsApp versions won’t support the feature, and you must be on the latest version to use the feature.
Taking the Audio Out of Your WhatsApp Videos
Not all your videos have to carry the audio part with them. With this new feature in WhatsApp, you can take out the audio part leaving only the visual elements in your video. Which is a useful option to have.