Missed our weekly WhatsApp beta updates? Catch up now with our summary! Among our 10 stories we shared, the best news of the week is about new chat themes under development on WhatsApp beta for Android!
| Common questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| 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: like reaction feature for status updates is available on iOS beta! |
| Previous article? | WhatsApp beta for iOS 24.19.10.73: what's new? WhatsApp is working on a chat feature to manage sticker suggestions! |
WHATSAPP NEWS OF THE WEEK
- With the WhatsApp for iOS 24.18.77 update, we announced that WhatsApp is widely rolling out new features for community group chats. These include the ability to transfer community ownership to another admin, a feature to manage the group visibility, and the possibility to archive community group chats right within the chats tab.
- These new features for communities are also widely available for those users who install the WhatsApp for Android 2.24.18.80 update from the Google Play Store.
- A new feature to mention contacts in status updates is now available to some beta testers who install the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.20.3 update. Additionally, mentioned contacts can reshare status updates for their own audience.
- In the article covering the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.20.16 update, it was highlighted that WhatsApp is rolling out a security feature to block messages from unknown accounts that exceed a certain volume.
- Thanks to the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.20.12 update, we discovered that WhatsApp is working on a new default chat theme feature with multiple design styles. Although this customization tool is still in development, we believe this is the best feature we announced this week.
- We decided to share a comprehensive guide to help users migrate their chats and media to their new iPhone through different methods.
- With the imminent deprecation of the Electron app for Mac, WhatsApp is now rolling out a feature to view and follow channels, as announced in our article about the WhatsApp beta for Mac 24.19.71 update.
- In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.20.13 update, we announced that WhatsApp is exploring a new shortcut to quickly create filters right within the chats list. This feature is currently in development and it will be available in a future update.
- Through our article about the WhatsApp beta for iOS 24.19.10.73 update, we revealed that WhatsApp is working on a chat feature to manage sticker suggestions. This feature is under development and it will be available in the future.
- It seems that WhatsApp is testing a redesigned reshare button to show when someone gets a mention via status updates. This has been spotted though the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.20.9 update.
Stay tuned with us to discover new features and updates about WhatsApp, coming your way next week!
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