Social-Media
Facebook Messenger lets you share your screen with mobile devices now.
Facebook has allowed Messenger's screen-sharing feature on mobile devices , enabling you to share your phone or tablet screen while calling a friend one at a time, chatting in a group, or taking part in even larger conversations through Messenger Rooms.
Right now, you can share your screen (or pictures from your camera roll, or your Instagram feed, or whatever you want) with up to eight people in group chats or up to 16 people in Messenger Rooms. But Facebook says it's working on expanding the feature for up to 50 people in the Rooms. The update is available on both Android and iOS devices.
To share your computer, make sure you have the latest version of Messenger installed first. Then, during a call, swipe up from the bottom of your screen to reveal the call options. Then just click "share your computer," "start posting," and then "start broadcasting" (presumably Facebook will give you a lot of alerts so you don't start sharing something by mistake). After that, you can work the way you want on your phone, or go back to the call to avoid broadcasting.
This is certainly a welcome feature. Video calls have been the best way to save the pandemic, allowing you to connect with friends, family , and colleagues, and sharing the screen is particularly useful. You can catch up with your loved ones by clicking through photos in your camera roll from a recent trip, or by talking to a co-worker about a work project.
While screen sharing is already available on a number of video chat services, including Skype and Zoom, Messenger works particularly well on mobile devices, so having an option on iOS and Android is definitely a major improvement.
