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 the new status update tray available 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: hidden community group chats on Android! |
| Previous article? | WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.10.13: what's new? WhatsApp is working on a feature to hide community group chats! |
WHATSAPP NEWS OF THE WEEK
- With the WhatsApp for iOS 24.8.85 update, WhatsApp was widely rolling out a new channel update forwarding feature to make it easier for users to forward channel content.
- After installing the WhatsApp beta for iOS 24.9.10.71 update, WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to list recent online contacts.
- Through the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.10.7 update, some beta testers can now experiment with a reaction feature right within the media viewer screen.
- In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.10.5 update, we announced that WhatsApp is working on an account restriction feature. This feature is in development and it will be available in the future.
- Thanks to the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.10.10 update, some beta testers can now experiment with a new interface for the status updates tray. In our opinion, this is the best feature announced this week:

- In the article about the WhatsApp beta for iOS 24.9.10.72 update, WhatsApp is introducing a redesigned drawing editor to make it easier to edit images, videos, and GIFs.
- As announced in the article covering the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.10.8 update, WhatsApp is rolling out a chat filtering feature for managing storage.
- The same chat filtering feature is also available to some iOS beta testers who install the recent WhatsApp beta for iOS 24.9.10.73 update from the TestFlight app.
- With the WhatsApp beta forAndroid 2.24.10.13 update, we revealed that WhatsApp is currently in the process of developing a feature to mark community group chats as hidden with a dedicated icon.
- The WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.10.3 update introduces a fix regarding a bug with video-sharing.
Stay tuned with us to discover new features and updates about WhatsApp, coming your way next week!
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