WhatsApp has recently submitted a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.19.18 version.
Let’s find out together what is new ..
- The new Show in chat shortcut is officially available in this version.
- It will be available in the next Google Play Stable release as well.
WhatsApp has added a new useful option (already available on iOS) that allows to quickly show a media directly in chat.
For example, when you select the options for an image, WhatsApp shows this menu:
When you select Show in chat, WhatsApp opens the chat presenting the view where the image is visible.
In this menu you can also see “Set as…” and “Rotate”.
Previously, all options available in “Set as…” were visible in the first menu, instead “Rotate” is new because you could find “Rotate left” and “Rotate right” in the old version, as shown below:
This version has a bug that shows as enabled the Stickers search.
The feature is not officially or remotely enabled but it might appear so using a trick:
ATTENTION:
I've received some reports on my Discord and Twitter that reported the server activation of the stickers search feature.
The feature is not enabled, it's a bug!— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) January 23, 2019
If you open WhatsApp the first time and the last used tab is "Stickers", the button will appear. It will disappear if you switch tab.
This trick has been tested on 2.19.18 and 2.19.6 Business.— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) January 23, 2019
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