WhatsApp news of the week: voice status updates on iOS and Android beta

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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 7 stories we shared, the best news of the week is about the ability to share voice notes via status updates!

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WHATSAPP NEWS OF THE WEEK
  1. WhatsApp for iOS 23.1.75 has been released on the App Store. The official changelog mentions the ability to search for messages by date and it’s also possible to drag and drop media from other apps.
  2. WhatsApp is releasing the ability to block users right within the chat list and notifications, available for some beta testers that install the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.2.10 update.
  3. After releasing the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.2.8 update, we discovered that WhatsApp was rolling out the ability to share voice notes via status updates. They are always end-to-end encrypted, ensuring that only the people you choose within your privacy settings can listen to them.
  4. The ability to share voice notes via status updates is also available on iOS beta after installing the WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.2.0.70 update. This is surely the best news of the week:

  1. In the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.2.7 update, we discovered that WhatsApp is working on the process of receiving the chat history from the old Android device without using Google Drive, planned to be released in a future update of the app.
  2. WhatsApp is working on the ability to send photos with their original quality thanks to a new setting available within the drawing editor, for a future update of the Android app.
  3. In the latest update of WhatsApp for iOS available on the App Store, WhatsApp is introducing new shortcuts to simplify group interactions.

Stay tuned for more news and updates about WhatsApp, coming your way next week!

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