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. 7 features have been announced and the best news of the week is about the ability to hide the online status, a feature available in a future update!
| Common questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Story about? | WhatsApp news of the week |
| I’ve installed the most recent update of WhatsApp beta for Android, iOS, and Desktop but some of these features are not enabled. Why? | Some features may be under development, so they are not available to beta testers, or they are rolled out to some users. In both cases, you need to wait for a future update. Read more to discover the details. |
| News of last week? | WhatsApp news of the week: Mac Catalyst app, reactions 2.0, and more! |
| Previous article? | WhatsApp is working on introducing kept messages |
- WhatsApp is releasing the unread chat filter button to some beta testers after installing the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.16.14 update.
- WhatsApp is working on bringing the ability to react to status updates by using quick reactions, available in a future update of WhatsApp beta for Android.
- In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.16.11 update, WhatsApp is developing avatars, a new way to be you on WhatsApp, available in a future update of the app.
- WhatsApp is finally developing a feature that allows users to hide the online status within privacy settings! This feature will be released in a future update of WhatsApp beta for Android and we consider it the best news of the week:
- WhatsApp has released a redesigned gallery view on WhatsApp beta for Windows 2.2227.2.0 from the Microsoft Store.
- WhatsApp is working on bringing a list of past group participants for a future update of the iOS beta app. In particular, all participants that left the group within 60 days will show up on this list.
- A new introduction to kept messages is now under development for a future update! Thanks to this introduction, we know that everyone in the conversation will be able to keep and un-keep disappearing messages, but WhatsApp may also develop a new group setting that lets group admins limit this feature.
Stay tuned for more WhatsApp news and updates coming next week!
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