WhatsApp has just submitted a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.21.3.13.
What’s new in this update? Discover all details below!
| Common questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Name of the feature? | Mention badge |
| Status? | Enabled for some users |
| I’ve the same version but I don’t see this news, why? | The mention badge exists since years, but it didn’t work for some users. WhatsApp is now introducing a sort of “fix” for other users, available in a future update. |
After several updates that addressed bug fixes and general improvements, WhatsApp has released today the 2.21.3.13 beta update. It has nothing new apparently, but we can show today a preview of the feature they’re working on in this build: the mention badge!
WhatsApp has a feature that allows to show a mention badge in the group cell, every time you are mentioned in that specific group:
We’re previously reported that this feature was under development. After receiving some reports, we’ve investigated and we’ve discovered that this is an old feature, apparently for some users. For a certain part of users, this feature did never work, so WhatsApp is introducing a sort of “fix” in order to make it work for those users. The fix will be enabled in a future update.
WhatsApp has recently released a new animated sticker pack called Taters n tots, available for previous versions too.
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