Making a WhatsApp video call is quite easy to make and you can personalize it by changing the background. This way your conversations will be more fun, original and unique. They can be personal photos from your gallery, taken instantly with your mobile or use a solid color image. Let's see the step by step to achieve this change.
How to customize the background of a WhatsApp video call
When we start a video call on WhatsApp with a contact, The background shown is what the camera captures. However, there is a trick that allows us to change the background and make the conversation more fun. We can place anything from a photo from the gallery to a solid color. To do so, you must follow these steps:
- Log in to your WhatsApp account.
- Start a video call with any contact in the app.
- Tap the « iconfilm camera«.
- You will see a series of options, tap where it says «fondo«.
- Choose the type of background you want to place, you can have a photograph or a solid color as is done in chat backgrounds.
Placing a background during a WhatsApp video call is quite useful to preserve your privacy. With it you cover everything that happens behind you, especially if you are in the privacy of your home. However, you should know that This trick only applies to phones with Android 12 and if you don't have it yet you can update it now and try it.
Another way to protect your privacy during WhatsApp video calls
In true Zoom style, WhatsApp has an option that allows you to blur what is behind you, during a video call from the messaging app. This trick has been added recently, but only for iOS phones and is called "portrait mode." To activate it you must follow these steps:
- Open WhatsApp on your iPhone.
- Make a video call with a contact.
- When you answer, you enter the iPhone control panel.
- In the upper corner of the screen, press where it says "effects."
- A new window will open with several options.
- Below the WhatsApp video call icon there will be the option to activate "portrait mode."
This option makes the background of your screen blurred and only your face and part of your body will be visible. With this option you ensure that no one knows where you are and improves the user's privacy from iPhone. Share this trick with other users and help them preserve their privacy when making WhatsApp video calls