New Whatsapp Desktop Application does not work with OBS Virtual Camera...

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koeschi

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Hi there, accidentally I found out that since this week it is possible to use Whatsapp desktop for Video calls. But you can't select OBS Virtual Camera. Is that a "bug" in Whatsapp Desktop or is there some development and implementation needed for OBS?

Thanks in advance!

Stefan
OBS newby
 
joel_122002

joel_122002

New Member
I had this same issue and I figured out that WhatsApp only detects camera devices. If you would notice OBS Camera is not recognized as a device in Device Manager. The similar thing applies to the Camera app from the Microsoft Store. So I got this program called SplitCam. It is free and works really well with the Camera app and WhatsApp. I have information on how to use OBS cam or manipulate it to work with WhatsApp, but SplitCam works fine for me. You can feed it the OBS cam footage.

Here's the download link

Live streaming software with multistreaming & free restreaming | SplitCam

The best completely free live streaming studio software. Reach a wider audience by streaming to Twitch, Facebook, YouTube & Custom RTMP all at once.
splitcamera.com splitcamera.com
 
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misaelm

New Member
Same as here, I've tested SplitCam and it works, but it cropped the camera, I'm not sure why, but really i would like to use OBS.

I have a fixed chroma key mounted on my setup and I use obs virtual cam with zoom, skype, teams... but with WhatsApp i don't have alternative that the other side see my green background :(

I hope it can be fixed soon.
 
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daviderojas

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Hi there... same issue... I can´t use OBS with Windows Whatsapp, there is not listed on available cameras on Whatsapp... and sorry I can't understad how to use split cam with OBS and with Whatsapp... is there I missed somethint? thanks in advance...
 
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geogan

New Member
koeschi said:
Hi there, accidentally I found out that since this week it is possible to use Whatsapp desktop for Video calls. But you can't select OBS Virtual Camera. Is that a "bug" in Whatsapp Desktop or is there some development and implementation needed for OBS?

Thanks in advance!

Stefan
OBS newby
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Seems its WhatsApp that doesn't allow it. From https://faq.whatsapp.com/web/troubleshooting/cant-use-desktop-calling ...
  • Group calls aren’t supported on WhatsApp Desktop at this time.
  • Virtual audio and video devices aren’t supported.

I wanted to do IPHONE EPOCCAM -> NVIDIA BROADCAST CAMERA -> OBS STUDIO -> WHATSAPP DESKTOP
 
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andre.delafontaine

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Hi to all, I finally figured this one out: OBS on WhatsApp app on Mac

As with Zoom, Skype & MS Teams, you need to unsign the app:
from the terminal, type as a regular user:
codesign --remove-signature /Applications/WhatsApp.app/

You can then select OBS or any other virtual camera from the list of cameras:

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Feyerjef

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andre.delafontaine said:
Hi to all, I finally figured this one out: OBS on WhatsApp app on Mac

As with Zoom, Skype & MS Teams, you need to unsign the app:
from the terminal, type as a regular user:
codesign --remove-signature /Applications/WhatsApp.app/

You can then select OBS or any other virtual camera from the list of cameras:

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I get a message that Whatsapp is unable to open because of a error
 
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daviderojas

New Member
andre.delafontaine said:
Hi to all, I finally figured this one out: OBS on WhatsApp app on Mac

As with Zoom, Skype & MS Teams, you need to unsign the app:
from the terminal, type as a regular user:
codesign --remove-signature /Applications/WhatsApp.app/

You can then select OBS or any other virtual camera from the list of cameras:

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Hi... may you please tell me how do you did that? unsign the app?? sorry I can't understand, please help, thanks in advance
 
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vbastianpc

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andre.delafontaine said:
Hi to all, I finally figured this one out: OBS on WhatsApp app on Mac

As with Zoom, Skype & MS Teams, you need to unsign the app:
from the terminal, type as a regular user:
codesign --remove-signature /Applications/WhatsApp.app/

You can then select OBS or any other virtual camera from the list of cameras:
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Thanks. It works perfect for me on my MacBook Air.
Make sure to use the app on the WhatsApp website. It doesn't work if you have the AppStore version.

(I have not needed to unsign the Zoom app to have OBS Virtual Camera)
 
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Chris_py

New Member
andre.delafontaine said:
Hi to all, I finally figured this one out: OBS on WhatsApp app on Mac

As with Zoom, Skype & MS Teams, you need to unsign the app:
from the terminal, type as a regular user:
codesign --remove-signature /Applications/WhatsApp.app/

You can then select OBS or any other virtual camera from the list of cameras:

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This is fantastic, thank you.

Any idea how to allow virtual audio devices?! OBS Virtual Camera works well but can't get any audio through other than macbook mic. That's the only option I have in whatsapp.
 
TommyBoucher

TommyBoucher

New Member
andre.delafontaine said:
Hi to all, I finally figured this one out: OBS on WhatsApp app on Mac

As with Zoom, Skype & MS Teams, you need to unsign the app:
from the terminal, type as a regular user:
codesign --remove-signature /Applications/WhatsApp.app/

You can then select OBS or any other virtual camera from the list of cameras:

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Click to expand...
Perhaps the mac obs setup actually use a virtual hardware driver rather than a software ffdshow source...
 
dev47

dev47

Member
The Droidcam virtual output plugin should work with WhatsApp on Windows

DroidCam Virtual Output

An alternative virtual output plugin that connects OBS Studio with the DroidCam virtual camera drivers. Note: This plugin is not connected to the DroidCam phone app, see the DroidCam Source plugin instead. Key Differences Existing virtualcam...
obsproject.com obsproject.com
 
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