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. 9 features have been posted and the best news of the week is about privacy features announced by Mark Zuckerberg!
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| 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: status reactions |
| Previous article? | WhatsApp is working on setting up avatar profile photo! |
- WhatsApp is working on a group setting to approve new participants, for a future update of WhatsApp beta for Android.
- WhatsApp keeps working on the system to approve new participants in the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.18.10 update, by adding a system event within the group chat.
- WhatsApp is releasing an updated version of message reactions for the Windows beta version from the Microsoft Store: beta testers can now react to messages by using any emoji and skin tone.
- Mark Zuckerberg announced 3 new privacy features after publishing a new post on Facebook: past group participants, screenshot blocking, and who can see when you’re online on WhatsApp. In addition, WhatsApp is launching a new global campaign to inform users about new privacy features. This is the best news of the week:
- WhatsApp has released a bug fix update on Android that addresses an issue when placing audio calls.
- We announced that WhatsApp is working on a communities tab right within a future update of WhatsApp Desktop beta.
- WhatsApp is releasing the ability to send larger animated heart emojis to some Android beta testers.
- WhatsApp is working on managing the phone number visibility for some interactions with click to WhatsApp ad.
- WhatsApp is working on setting up avatar profile photos, for a future update of WhatsApp beta for Android, iOS, and Desktop.
Stay tuned for more WhatsApp news and updates coming next week!
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