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 12 stories we shared, the best news of the week is about the compatibility of WhatsApp for Android with iPad as a linked device, coming in the future!
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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: username and screen-sharing feature! |
| Previous article? | WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.12.12: what’s new? WhatsApp is working on adding compatibility with iPad as a companion device! |
WHATSAPP NEWS OF THE WEEK
- We announced that a status archive feature was rolling out to some businesses on WhatsApp beta for Android.
- Thanks to the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.12.7 update, a feature that adds profile icons to group chats is finally rolling out to more beta testers again.
- WhatsApp is releasing the first version of the updates tab with the WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.11.0.74 build.
- In the article about the WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.11.0.75 update, we shared information about a redesigned settings page, featuring a new tab with a profile photo, three new shortcuts for privacy settings, contact list, profile, and a QR Code shortcut. This will be available in a future update of the app.
- The WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.12.12 update includes information about compatibility with iPad as a linked device, available in the future.
- With the WhatsApp for iOS 23.10.76 update, available on the App Store, WhatsApp is finally releasing the companion mode to some users. Thanks to this feature, users can connect additional iOS devices to their existing accounts while maintaining the same level of privacy and security with end-to-end encryption. If you still don’t have this feature, note that it will be rolled out to more users over the coming days. In our opinion, this is the best news of the week:
- WhatsApp is releasing a new calling button for some iOS beta testers, that allows them to place audio and video calls by selecting the option within a context menu.
- Thanks to the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.12.3 update, we discovered that WhatsApp is working on a new switch UI by following Material Design 3 guidelines. This feature is in development and it will be released in a future update of the app.
- WhatsApp released a bug fix update for iOS beta testers that prevented users from sending media messages to Android users.
- With the changelog for the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.12.4 update, we shared news regarding a feature to discover new channels by using filters: recently added, popularity, and alphabetically. This feature is under development and it will be released in the future.
- In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.12.8 update, we announced that WhatsApp is working on a redesigned keyboard with the emoji category bar, planned to be released in a future update of the app.
- WhatsApp introduced n app language feature and message draft filter to the native Windows app after installing the WhatsApp beta for Windows 2.2320.1.0 update.
Stay tuned with us to discover new features and updates about WhatsApp, coming your way next week!
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