Recently, WhatsApp submitted a new update for WhatsApp Web and Desktop, bringing the version number up to 0.2.7315.
To be sure to use the latest update, please clear the cache of your browser for WhatsApp Web.
But what features WhatsApp added in this update?
As usual, let’s find out together these two new future features ..
PRIVATE REPLIES
WhatsApp is improving the reply feature, and in future the app will allow the user to privately reply to a message received in a group.
There will be a new option called “Reply privately”: when selected, WhatsApp will automatically open the chat with the contact to send a message. The sent message will quote the group message.
PICTURE IN PICTURE FEATURE
WhatsApp will allow to watch sent and received videos in a new separated window: this is the PiP feature!
A new icon will be available when you’re watching the video:
When the user selects this option, the picture in picture will be started with the selected video, presenting a new window with a very nice UI:
Note that these two features aren’t currently available because they are under development.
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