How to send video notes

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Video notes on WhatsApp allow you to instantly record and share video notes that are up to 60 seconds long directly in the chat.

Send a video note

  1. Open the chat you'd like to send a video note to.
  2. Press and hold
    Camera (camera)
    next to the text field. The timer will count down to start recording.
    • You can switch between the front and back phone camera before or during your recording.
  3. When finished, remove your finger from
    Camera (camera)
    . The video note will automatically be sent.
Alternatively, tap
Camera (camera)
and swipe to the Video note tab. Record your video note and then tap
Send (paper airplane within circle)
. If your video note is less than 60 seconds long, you’ll need to tap
Stop (square within circle)
before you can send it.
You can see if your recipients have played your video note. Press and hold your sent video note, then tap
More options (three vertical dots)
> Info. Recipients who have played your video note will appear under Played by.

Using lock mode

Lock mode allows you to record hands-free video notes.

To engage lock mode

  1. Open the chat you'd like to send a video note to.
  2. Press and hold
    Camera (camera)
    next to the text field, then slide it up towards
    Lock Mode (gray lock)
    until the lock turns green.
  3. Tap
    Send (paper airplane within circle)
    to send the note.

Lock mode features

When in lock mode, you can:
  • Flip the camera: Tap
    Camera flip (two curved white arrows revolving around a white dot within circle)
    to switch between the selfie and back-facing camera. Recordings always start from the selfie camera.
  • Stop: Tap
    Stop (square within circle)
    to stop your recording.
  • Cancel: Tap
    Delete (trash can)
    to cancel your recording.
  • Send: Tap
    Send (paper airplane within circle)
    to send it to the chat.

Reply to a video note

  1. Open the chat and tap the video note you want to respond to.
  2. Press and hold the video note, then tap
    Reply (overlapping right arrows with curved tail)
    .
Alternatively, if you want to reply with your own video note, you can tap
Video note reply (camera with left arrow within circle)
next to the video note preview.