Latest WhatsApp update drops support for Google Camera's Social Share shortcut

With the Pixel 4 in October of 2019, Google Camera added a convenient feature that lets you quickly share your last photo or video to another app. An update to WhatsApp for Android this week prevents the Facebook-owned service from working with Social Share in Google Camera. After taking a picture in Google Camera, it quickly appears as a preview in the bottom-right corner.  Swiping up on that circle brings up a column of icons, and tapping on an app will start the third-party process of sharing that image. Up to three user-selected applications can appear in that menu. A list appears in Google Camera settings to toggle on/off your desired share targets. On Wednesday, version 2.21.1.13 of WhatsApp for Android started rolling out. After installing this release, WhatsApp completely disappears from Social Share. It’s no longer available from the pop-up or the preferences list. We’ve replicated this issue on a Pixel 4a and Pixel 5 running version 8.1 of Google Camera. This is not an issue on Google’s side — since the Camera hasn’t seen an update recently, but rather WhatsApp’s. The last stable version (2.20.206.24) of the chat app from December continues to support the sharing shortcut. It’s not…
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