A bug in WhatsApp is stopping some Android customers from sharing movies.
The difficulty impacts each secure and beta builds of the app, although it’s not widespread.
Contemplate downgrading to an older model of WhatsApp or look ahead to Meta to launch a repair for the issue.
Given WhatsApp’s reputation, any outage or difficulty with the service can have an effect on over a billion customers worldwide. In addition to catching up with buddies or household, many individuals use the messaging service to share photographs, movies, and different media information. Nevertheless, a brand new bug in WhatsApp is stopping customers from sharing movies with others on the platform. The bug solely appears to have an effect on chosen WhatsApp for Android customers, with iPhone house owners but to report any such difficulty.
There are rising complaints on X and Reddit from WhatsApp Android customers about being unable to share movies. Whereas attempting to ship a video saved domestically, they get an error saying, “Cannot ship this video. Select a unique video and take a look at once more.” Disabling HEVC/H.265 recording and HDR recording doesn’t assist both.
For me, this error message has been popping up since late Sunday night on my Xiaomi 14 Extremely and the Pixel 8 Professional when sending movies saved domestically or sharing movies uploaded to Google Pictures. My spouse may share the identical video saved domestically on her telephone and thru Google Pictures with out issues.
The bug doesn’t look like widespread, although. Whereas my colleague Chethan and I’ve been unable to share movies on WhatsApp since yesterday, one other member of AP’s group, Chandraveer, is dealing with no such points. Our buddies over at 9to5Google additionally report being unable to share movies over WhatsApp during the last 24 hours.
Bug impacts each WhatsApp’s secure and beta releases
The issue appears to have an effect on each WhatsApp’s newest secure and beta builds for Android, with consumer complaints suggesting WhatsApp Enterprise is unaffected. It additionally seems restricted to movies, as affected customers can share photographs and different media information with out points.
It appears a bug within the newest WhatsApp construct is behind the issue. You’ll get the identical error when attempting to share a video with your self on the platform, with movies recorded straight by means of WhatsApp additionally affected.
If this WhatsApp bug is affecting your workflow, you’ll be able to strive downgrading to an older model of the app. Seize the APK of an older construct from APKMirror and sideload it manually. If not, you may want to attend till Meta rolls out a repair, which ought to occur quickly given WhatsApp’s reputation.
