If you missed our stories this week about the latest updates to WhatsApp beta for Android, iOS, and Desktop, this is a good time to catch up thanks to our summary. Among the 9 stories we shared, the best news of the week is about the animated avatar pack, a new feature available to some users that installed the latest update of the app!

WhatsApp continues to improve group chats with new features, and some users can now experiment with configuring group permissions during group creation. This advantage allows group creators to have better control over their newly created groups and improves the setup process. The feature is rolling out to users after installing one of the recent updates of WhatsApp beta for Android and iOS.