WhatsApp has officially deprecated its Electron-based Desktop application on Windows, prompting users to switch to the newly introduced native app for uninterrupted access. The move aims to provide a more optimized, stable, and feature-rich messaging experience on desktop devices, although some users have expressed dissatisfaction with the quick transition and the temporary lack of business tools in the native app.
WhatsApp news of the week: chat lock available on WhatsApp for iOS and Android
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 10 stories we shared, the best news of the week is about a feature called chat lock, available on WhatsApp for iOS and Android!
WhatsApp Web beta gets new chat share sheet and redesigned emoji panel
After announcing the first feature available to some beta testers that joined the WhatsApp Web beta program, the ability to edit messages, WhatsApp is now rolling out a new chat share sheet along with a redesigned emoji panel for the web client!
WhatsApp is working on 6 additional animated emojis with Lottie
After announcing the first animated emoji with Lottie in development, the Partying Face emoji, we discovered that WhatsApp also plans to introduce 6 additional animated emojis to a future update of the app!
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WhatsApp news of the week: message editing available on Web, iOS, and Android beta
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 10 stories we shared, the best news of the week is about the ability to edit messages, available on WhatsApp beta for iOS, Android, and Web!
WhatsApp Web beta gets a feature that allows users to edit messages
WhatsApp is rolling out an update for WhatsApp Web beta, bringing the version up to 2.2319.9.
What’s new in this update? WhatsApp is releasing a feature that allows users to edit messages, and it is available to some beta testers!
WhatsApp news of the week: bottom navigation bar, chat transfer, silence unknown callers
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 20 stories we shared, the best news of the week is about the bottom navigation bar, a new interface available to some lucky beta testers on WhatsApp beta for Android!
WhatsApp is releasing experimental feature to allow users to join the beta program of the web client
WhatsApp is releasing an option to sign up for the WhatsApp Web beta program, allowing users to receive new features reserved for beta testers when the WhatsApp Desktop app will officially be deprecated. This option is available to some people and it is coming to even more users over the coming days.
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WhatsApp is working on animated emojis feature with Lottie to enhance user messaging experience
WhatsApp is developing animated emojis by using the Lottie library. The feature will definitely improve the messaging experience for users by offering a new element of humor to our conversations. This feature has been spotted during the development of WhatsApp Desktop beta and it will be released in a future update of the app.
WhatsApp news of the week: feature to lock chats and keep them hidden on Android beta
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 8 stories we shared, the best news of the week is about a feature that will allow users to lock chats and keep them hidden, available in a future update of WhatsApp beta for Android!