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 7 stories we shared, the best news of the week is about the ability to share files with people nearby, a new feature in 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: additional text formatting tools available on Android beta! |
| Previous article? | WhatsApp released an update to address the camera bug for Android beta! |
WHATSAPP NEWS OF THE WEEK
- In the article about the WhatsApp beta for iOS 24.1.10.76 update, we announced that WhatsApp was releasing the ability to create and share polls in channels.
- Mark Zuckerberg announced a bunch of new features for channels to allow users sharing voice notes, polls, and updates to Status. In addition, channel owners now have the ability to grant administrator rights to others.
- Several users experienced an issue with starting camera after installing the most recent updates of WhatsApp beta for Android. Through the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.2.20 update, WhatsApp is releasing a fix to address this issue.
- With the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.2.20 update, we revealed a new feature in development to allow users sharing files with people nearby. In our opinion, this is the best news announced this week:
- The latest WhatsApp for Mac 24.1.77 update addressed several issues regarding notifications and text selection, and it also offers performance improvements!
- Thanks to the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.2.17 update, we discovered that WhatsApp is working on a feature to allow channel owners to transfer the ownership of their channels. This feature is under development and it will be available in the future.
- The feature to transfer the ownership of a WhatsApp channel is also in development on the iOS app, as spotted in the WhatsApp beta for iOS 24.2.10.70 update.
Stay tuned with us to discover new features and updates about WhatsApp, coming your way next week!
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