WhatsApp Update

WhatsApp update

WhatsApp has introduced several new features including Fingerprint authentication, Consecutive voice messages and more in 2019

WhatsApp Update

WhatsApp is having a busy 2019. The Facebook-owned messaging platform with over a billion users worldwide have launched a number of updates and added several new features to stay ahead of the competition. The chat app has enhanced the security and privacy features for its iOS and Android users. Here's a quick list of top features that were launched in 2019.

Group Invitation: The new 'Group Invitation' feature can be enabled in the privacy settings by going to Account, Privacy and Group. It has come as a big relief, especially for those who were annoyed by getting randomly added to WhatsApp groups. The new privacy setting lets the users choose as to who can add them to the group chats.

Frequently Forwarded: WhatsApp launched a new feature called 'Frequently Forwarded' in 2019 to help a user identify a message that has been forwarded multiple times on the platform. The WhatsApp feature applies to text, image, video and audio messages. The Frequently Forwarded update of WhatsApp is aimed at combating fake news and spread of misinformation on its platform.

Fingerprint authentication: WhatsApp launched the fingerprint authentication feature to the beta users on the Android platform. iOS users already have fingerprint authentication, allowing users to unlock the WhatsApp with Touch ID or Face ID. To enable this feature user should head to WhatsApp Settings > Account > Privacy > Fingerprint lock.

Consecutive voice messages: As the name suggest, the new consecutive voice message feature allows the users of the chat app to listen to voice messages one after the other, automatically. At the end of the first voice message, WhatsApp will notify the user with a sound. Immediately after the sound, it will play the next voice message. In between, the user is not required to take any action.

Save Profile picture: WhatsApp has made it impossible for you to copy, save and export the profile picture of other users. Earlier, WhatsApp allowed users to share the profile pictures of other users. Meanwhile, the feature has not been removed from the WhatsApp groups. It is still available for groups, where you can save group icons

Boomerang for WhatsApp: Instagram's popular Boomerang feature could soon land up on WhatsApp. According to WABetaInfo, a website that follows WhatsApp updates, the feature will be made available in the video type panel. The panel already allows users to pick video or GIF as the format. It will now have an additional option with an arrow pointing to the left indicating Boomerang as a third format. WhatsApp or its parent Facebook hasn't made any announcement regarding the release date but the addition of the Boomerang feature will certainly add to the popularity of WhatsApp.

WhatsApp Dark Mode: Users of WhatsApp have been waiting for the 'Dark Mode' to hit the platform since 2018. This mode is already available on other messaging platforms and WhatsApp should have had it by now. The feature has been under-development for long now and reports suggest that 'Dark Mode' might finally see the light in the coming few months. Beyond the aesthetics, the dark mode on WhatsApp will make it easier for people to use the Facebook-owned app at night.

Memoji Stickers Support for WhatsApp : WhatsApp has introduced Memoji Stickers support for the users who are using a beta version of the chat app on the iPhones. WhatsApp for iOS latest beta version 2.19.90.23 supports the Memoji feature and it will be rolled out to the stable versions of the messenger apps in the coming weeks.

Sharing WhatsApp status post on Facebook: WhatsApp will soon let its users share their status posts on Facebook. The transfer of the status post from WhatsApp to Facebook will make use of the data-sharing API of iOS and Android.

Albums for WhatsApp Web: WhatsApp is working to bring the ''albums' feature on to WhatsApp web. The feature is already available for WhatsApp's mobile version and allows the grouping of all the images sent together in one heap.