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 10 stories we shared, the best news of the week is about a redesigned status updates tray, a new feature under development on WhatsApp beta for Android!
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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: validation process for the username feature! |
| Previous article? | WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.4.23: what’s new? WhatsApp is working on a fresh interface for the status updates tray! |
WHATSAPP NEWS OF THE WEEK
- We announced that WhatsApp is currently working on a new feature to allow users to designate favorite contacts. This feature is under development and it will be available in a future update of WhatsApp Web.
- In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.4.22 update, we announced that WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to transfer the channel ownership.
- The transfer channel ownership feature is also available to some beta testers who install the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS 24.4.10.70 update from the TestFlight app.
- With the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.4.17 update, we announced that WhatsApp is rolling out the ability to disable reactions in channels, making it easier for channel followers to focus on channel updates and avoid misinterpretations.
- Thanks to the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.4.23 update, we discovered that WhatsApp is currently developing a revamped interface for the status updates tray update. The fresh interface will also allow users to preview status updates without opening them. Although this feature is under development, we believe this is the best feature announced this week:
- With the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.4.20 update, WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to automatically create account and channel reports.
- A fresh interface for the channels list is available to some beta testers who install the recent WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.4.19 update from the Google Play Store.
- WhatsApp released several enhancements with the WhatsApp for Mac 24.3.75 update, aiming to improve the overall user experience.
- The WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.4.16 update introduces a fix for an issue that prevented users from opening the app.
- The WhatsApp for iOS 24.3.76 update, which is available on the App Store, brings an important fix to address a crash upon opening the app.
Stay tuned with us to discover new features and updates about WhatsApp, coming your way next week!
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