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 the ability to search users by their username, a feature under development on WhatsApp beta for Android!
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| Story about? | WhatsApp news of the week |
| I've installed the latest update of WhatsApp for Android, iOS, and Desktop, but some of these features are not currently available. Is there a particular reason for this? | Some features in the app may be under development and not yet available to all testers, or they may be gradually rolling out to users. If you're unable to access a certain feature, you'll need to wait for a future update. Keep reading for more information. |
| News of last week? | WhatsApp news of the week: email verification feature is available on iOS! |
| Previous article? | WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.25.20: what's new? WhatsApp is working on an optional feature to share status updates to Instagram! |
WHATSAPP NEWS OF THE WEEK
- We announced that a feature to allow channel owners to share stickers in their channels was finally available to everyone on the latest versions of WhatsApp for iOS.
- In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.25.15 update, we revealed that WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to hide the Meta AI shortcut from the Chats tab. It's important to note that AI-powered chats are still limited to a certain group of users and they will be available to more people over the coming months.
- Thanks to the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.25.16 update, we discovered that WhatsApp is working on a feature to allow channel owners to request a review for their suspended channels. This feature is under development and it will be available in a future update of the app.
- The WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.25.19 update includes some information regarding the ability to search users by their username, a feature under development planned to be released in the future. In our opinion, this is the best news shared this week:
- After installing the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.25.10.70 update, some channel owners can finally access to a feature to allow them to invite new admins.
- With the WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.24.10.73 update, we announced that WhatsApp is working on a new text status feature with four disappearing options: 24 hours, 3 days, 1 week, and 2 weeks. This feature is in development and it will be available in the future.
- Thanks to the WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.24.10.78 update, some beta testers can now experiment with two new shortcuts to quickly lock chats.
- In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.25.20 update, we announced that WhatsApp is working on an optional feature to share status updates to Instagram. Even this feature is in development and it will be available in a future update of the app.
Stay tuned with us to discover new features and updates about WhatsApp, coming your way next week!
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