Facebook has enabled its screen-sharing feature for Messenger on mobile devices, allowing you to share your phone or tablet screen when calling a friend one on one, in a group chat, or while taking part in even larger conversations via Messenger Rooms. Right now, you can share your screen with up to eight people in group chats or up to 16 people in Messenger Rooms. However, Facebook says it’s working on expanding the feature for up to 50 people in Rooms. The update is available on both Android and iOS.

To share your screen, first make sure you have the latest version of Messenger installed. Then, during a call, swipe up from the bottom of your screen to reveal the call options. Then just click “share your screen,” “start sharing,” and then “start broadcast”. After that you can navigate as you like on your phone, or return to the call to stop the broadcast.

It’s definitely a welcome feature. Video calls have been the saving grace of the pandemic, allowing you to connect with friends, family, and colleagues, and screen sharing is especially useful. You can catch up with loved ones by flicking through photos in your camera roll from a recent trip, or talk over details about a work project with a co-worker.

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 the option on iOS and Android is definitely a big improvement.

Screen sharing can be useful in non-work related video calls for a number of reasons. You could open your camera roll and show off recent photos. Share a recipe on a website and cook together while chatting. Maybe someone needs technical help with something and seeing their screen makes it easier to explain what to do. Facebook says screen sharing is rolling out globally in the latest version of Messenger for Android and iOS.

Source- The Verge