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 filled icons with the new Android interface!
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| 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: voice messages with view once mode for iOS and Android beta! |
| Previous article? | <WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.23.1.70: what’s new? WhatsApp is rolling out a new privacy feature to protect the IP address in calls! |
WHATSAPP NEWS OF THE WEEK
- With the WhatsApp for iOS 23.21.72 update, we announced that WhatsApp is finally releasing a new interface with new colors and icons to a limited number of users.
- After installing the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.23.3 update, we discovered that WhatsApp is rolling out a message reaction filtering feature for channels. With this feature, WhatsApp is making it easier for channel owners to see which of their contacts have reacted to their channel updates.
- Thanks to the recent WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.23.7 update, we discovered that WhatsApp has plans to allow channel owners to add more admins to their channels. This feature is in development and it will be released in a future update of the app.
- In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.23.10 update, we announced that WhatsApp is restoring filled icons with the new interface. We don’t know the reasons behind this choice, but it’s possible that they are interested in examining how the old icons look within the new interface. In our opinion, this is the best news of the week:
- The WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.23.1.70 update brings a privacy call relay feature to some beta testers, making it harder for malicious actors to get your location.
- With the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.23.8 update, we announced that WhatsApp is working on AI-generated messages to assist users when they contact WhatsApp Support. This feature will be available in the future.
- Thanks to the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.23.2 update, we discovered that WhatsApp is working on bringing voice messages and stickers support to channels for a future update.
- The latest version of WhatsApp beta for Windows gets support for opening chats with unknown phone numbers without requiring them to save those numbers as contacts.
Stay tuned with us to discover new features and updates about WhatsApp, coming your way next week!
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