Category: IOS

This week, WhatsApp is widely rolling out group member tags on iOS, allowing users to display a custom role label next to their name in group chats and participant lists. The update helps members quickly understand responsibilities and roles in busy conversations while keeping the chat layout clean and easy to follow.

WhatsApp is rolling out an upgraded communication and media experience designed to make messaging, calls, and status updates more expressive and interactive. The update introduces follow-up voice and video messages for missed calls, live reactions in voice chats, AI-powered image generation and animation, redesigned media tabs, and interactive stickers, music, and question elements in Status and Channels.

This week, WhatsApp is testing Strict Account Security Settings, letting iOS beta testers enable advanced protections with a single toggle. The update will ensure stronger safeguards against unknown contacts and potential threats while keeping accounts private and secure.

This week, WhatsApp is testing recent history sharing on the Android app, letting new group members see messages from the last 24 hours for context. The update will ensure new group participants can catch up instantly while keeping chats secure and encrypted.