
While it is not possible to directly forward video messages through the app, it is still possible to save them by screen recording as they are not sent by using the view once mode. It’s worth noting that video messages are always end-to-end encrypted, ensuring that nobody outside the conversation, not even WhatsApp, can access them. When recipients receive a video message, they can perceive it has recently been recorded, which significantly enhances its authenticity. Since a video message is recorded and sent in real-time, it offers a sense of immediacy compared to a pre-recorded video that can be saved for being sent later.

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Note that you should ask the recipient to update their version of WhatsApp so they can receive your video messages. When you send or receive a video message, you need to enlarge it by tapping on the video once if you want to listen to the audio, as shown in the attached screenshot. The easiest and quickest method to check if the ability to record a video message is enabled for your WhatsApp account is to tap the microphone button within the chat bar in any conversation: in case it turns into a video camera button, you can already record video messages starting today. After installing the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.12.0.71 update available from the TestFlight app and the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.13.4 update from the Google Play Store, we discovered that WhatsApp is rolling out the ability to record and send video messages to some lucky beta testers! The same feature was also spotted during the development of the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.8.19 update.

Thanks to this feature, it is possible to share short videos for up to 60 seconds, providing users with an enhanced way to quickly communicate with videos.

In the article about the WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.6.0.73 update, we introduced a new feature under development: video messages. Check out TestFlight or Twitter to discover when it's available.
