Latest WhatsApp Beta News and Feature Updates

WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will let users send text messages with the view-once option, making them disappear after the recipient reads them. The update will introduce a more private way to share temporary messages directly within the conversation. The feature will also prevent these messages from being copied, forwarded, or saved after they have been viewed.

WhatsApp is working on a new Contacts tab that will help users discover active and recently online contacts in a new tab. The update will introduce a dedicated section directly into the bottom navigation bar to make it easier for users to access their contacts. Several recent changes support this redesign of the navigation experience.

WhatsApp has released a new Android update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.26.22.5. What's new in this update? WhatsApp is working on a feature that lets users edit status captions, and it will be available in a future update!

WhatsApp is working on a new feature called Scam Alert to warn users when a message from an unknown contact looks like a potential scam. The feature processes everything on the user's device, so WhatsApp never reads your messages to detect suspicious activity.

WhatsApp is rolling out a feature that shows photos from the address book for contacts who haven't set a profile picture on WhatsApp. The update brings back a functionality that WhatsApp had removed years ago from the Android app. This makes it easier to recognize contacts even when their profile picture is not available.