If you didn't have time to read our stories posted this week about the recent updates of WhatsApp beta for Android, iOS, and Desktop, this is the right time to do it thanks to our summary. 8 features have been announced and the best news of the week is about the ability to add up to 512 people to WhatsApp groups, released to all users!
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WHATSAPP NEWS OF THE WEEK
- A redesigned location sticker right within the drawing editor is now available to some beta testers that install the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.13.16 update.
- WhatsApp has released the ability to filter unread chats by adding a new search filter, after installing one of the latest WhatsApp beta for Android updates.
- WhatsApp is releasing an author message info feature, that lets businesses understand which device an outgoing message has been sent from.
- WhatsApp has finally rolled out to all users the ability to create and join groups with up to 512 people. This is surely the best news of the week:
- WhatsApp has released the ability to detect when the do not disturb mode is enabled on iOS. WhatsApp uses this information to let you know why you missed a call and DND was enabled.
- Business news: WhatsApp is working on a new chat shortcut to create orders for a future update of WhatsApp Desktop beta.
- The ability to view status update right within the chats list is under development on WhatsApp beta for Android. It is planned to be released to beta testers in the future.
- WhatsApp is developing a feature that lets users export their backups from Google Drive. This feature is under development and it will be released in the future.
Stay tuned for more WhatsApp news and updates coming next week!
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