How to share your screen in Facebook Messenger on iOS and Mac

Sharing your screen can be beneficial for both business and personal situations. For instance, maybe you’re showing a coworker or family member how to do something in an application. You can share your screen easily in Facebook Messenger. And you can do so in both the mobile and desktop Messenger app. Here’s how.

Messenger on iPhone Share Your Screen

Share your screen in Messenger on iOS

If you want to share your iPhone or iPad screen using Facebook Messenger, just follow these steps.

1) Open Messenger and select the contact you want to share your screen with.

2) Start a video call by tapping the video camera icon on the top right.

3) Once connected, swipe up and tap Share to see the Share your screen option.

4) Select Start Sharing and then Start Broadcast. You can then navigate or open another app for your contact to see as you carry on with your call.

When you finish, tap the red pill or bar at the top of your iPhone screen and tap Stop Broadcast. You can also go to iPhone Control Center, tap the screen recording icon (if you had added it) and tap Stop Broadcast. Finally, you may also open the Messenger app and just bounce back to the video for the call.

Share your screen in Facebook Messenger on iPhone

Share your screen in Messenger on Mac

If you’re using the Messenger app on your Mac, you can start sharing your screen easily there too.

1) Open Messenger and select your contact.

2) Start a video call by tapping the video camera icon on the top.

3) At the bottom, click the Share Your Screen button.

Messenger on Mac Share Your Screen

4) Choose if you would like to share your Entire Screen or an Application Window.

5) Click Share and show what you need to share.

Messenger on Mac Pick What to Share

When you finish, click the Stop Screen Sharing button at the bottom. You can then continue with your video call.

Messenger on Mac Stop Sharing Your Screen

Screen sharing has made many things so much easier. Whether you want to show someone at work a file you’re working on or someone at home how to do something, you can consider sharing your screen in Messenger. Are you going to try the screen sharing feature in Facebook Messenger?

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