WhatsApp beta for iOS 22.18.0.72: what's new?
WhatsApp has just submitted a new update through the TestFlight beta Program, bringing the version up to 22.18.0.72. The version marked within WhatsApp Settings is 2.22.18.72 and the TestFlight build is 22.18.0 (392649584).
What's new in this update? WhatsApp is working on bringing profile photos of group participants within group chats, for a future update of the app!
| Common questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Name of the feature? | Profile photos - group chat |
| Status? | Under development |
| Availability? | WhatsApp is working on bringing profile photos within group chats for a future update of the app. |
| I have the same version but I don't have this feature, why? | Since this feature is under development it is not ready to be rolled out to beta users, but you can discover a preview in this article. |
| Previous news? | WhatsApp is working on hiding the online status on Desktop beta |
PROFILE PHOTOS - GROUP CHAT
WhatsApp is working on new features for group chats. After announcing a new feature under development that lets people create polls to share with other members of your groups, we have other good news to share with you today. Thanks to the recent WhatsApp beta for iOS 22.18.0.72 update, we have discovered that the company is planning to introduce some improvements for the interface within group chats in a future update of the app:
As you can see in this screenshot, WhatsApp plans to introduce something that has been requested for a long time: profile photos of group participants! When this feature will be released to beta testers, profile photos of other group participants will show up next to all incoming messages within the group chat, in a future update of the app. As happens with the reaction preview, there is no way to disable this feature since it will always be enabled by default for all group participants and there is no switch for it.
This feature is under development so we don't know when WhatsApp is going to release the changes to people. When there are further details about this feature, we will share them with you in a new article on this website.
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