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 and concepts we shared, the best news of the week is about the new theme feature in development on WhatsApp for iOS!
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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: new dark interface and username feature in development for WhatsApp Web! |
| Previous article? | WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.1.19: what’s new? WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to share music audio during a video call! |
WHATSAPP NEWS OF THE WEEK
- With the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.1.19 update, we revealed that some beta testers can experiment with a new feature to share music audio during a video call.
- In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.1.18 update, we announced that WhatsApp is working on an optional feature for businesses to add a verified badge to their channels, thanks to the Meta Verified subscription. This feature is currently in development and it will be released in the future.
- The WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.1.17 update is a bug-fix version that addresses a crash when attempting to delete or forward status updates.
- Thanks to the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS 24.1.10.70 update, we discovered that WhatsApp is currently working on introducing a theme feature to choose the main color of the app in the future. In our opinion, this customization feature is the best news of the week:

- WhatsApp beta for Windows gets a new feature to allow users to control input and output devices right within the app settings.
- We proposed a concept to bring a clearer interface to the iOS app by introducing a new archived chats filter.
- We suggested a concept to bring a double viewing option for disappearing images and videos.
- We shared a concept regarding a feature to hide messages from blocked contacts in group chats.
Stay tuned with us to discover new features and updates about WhatsApp, coming your way next week!
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