WhatsApp users to soon get camera backgrounds and effects: Here’s how they look like

WhatsApp, the popular Meta owned messaging platform is testing a new feature that lets users apply effects to the camera. First spotted by WABetaInfo last month, the new camera effects give users more control over their photos and videos and eliminates the need to use third party applications for editing photos.

Available for, the new camera backgrounds and filters are accessible from the app’s camera user interface. To use them, open a chat on WhatsApp, tap on the camera button from the bottom bar and tap on the new “wand like” icon. Doing so will open a new screen where you will be able to choose between image filters and video backgrounds.