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 11 stories we shared, the best news of the week is about video messages, a new feature that has widely been released to a broader audience in the past few days!
| Common questions | Answers |
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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: open chat with unknown phone numbers, message reaction feature! |
| Previous article? | WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.15.1.77: what’s new? WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to add participants to new groups right within the group chat! |
WHATSAPP NEWS OF THE WEEK
- With the WhatsApp for iOS 23.14.79 update, WhatsApp released three new features: chat transfer, landscape mode support for video calls, and a silence unknown callers option.
- After installing the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.16.3 update, WhatsApp is releasing a feature that allows users to create a new group while forwarding messages, providing users with a good opportunity to create groups when they come across a message that inspires them to connect with certain contacts.
- WhatsApp announced that they are releasing channels to 7 additional countries: Egypt, Chile, Malaysia, Morocco, Ukraine, Kenya, and Peru.
- Thanks to the recent WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.15.1.76 update, a larger group of users can finally experiment with video messages, a new feature that allows users to share real-time videos lasting up to 60 seconds.
- The same feature regarding video messages has also been widely released to users that installed the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.16.9 update. This announcement was shared by Mark Zuckerberg and WhatsApp in an official blog post. In our opinion, this is the best news of the week:
- In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.16.10 update, we shared information regarding a new shortcut to quickly add new participants to groups, right within the group chat.
- The same shortcut about the ability to quickly add new participants to groups is also available to some users that installed the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.15.1.77 update.
- After installing the WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.15.1.71 update, more users may be able to react to messages shared within community announcement groups.
- In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.16.5 update, we announced that WhatsApp was releasing a redesigned search bar that aligns with the rules of Material Design 3.
- With the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.16.6 update, WhatsApp is rolling out safety tools when receiving messages from unknown phone numbers. However, this update also introduces some issues regarding the chat list.
- The issues regarding the chat list were addresses thanks to the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.16.7 update.
Stay tuned with us to discover new features and updates about WhatsApp, coming your way next week!
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