WhatsApp is preparing for this new year including on its platform 7 new updates that will capture the attention of any user. There is still no certain date for the launch, but the company has confirmed that it will be this year 2022. What are these new developments that the company will include?
one. Modify contacts
You will be able to differentiate the added contacts and the business profiles. In addition, the option to show or hide your profile image, or your status to the person you want, even being within your group of contacts, will also be included. This tool allows for greater privacy. However, this option will initially be present for iPhone.
two. mute videos
This option allows that when they send you a video you can play it without sound, even if you have the volume activated on your mobile phone.
3. Creation of communities
Communities will be created, similar to the forums or groups that currently exist on the platform. The difference is that the administrator is the only person who can publish the content, while the users can read it. In addition, users can join and leave whenever they want.
Each community may have a maximum of 10 groups within it. However, the moment they leave the community they will stop receiving messages from all groups.
Four. Report contacts
Until then, WhatsApp gave you the option to block a contact, but not to report it. It is for this reason that the platform will include an option that allows you to report any contact. For this, the user will have to go through an assessment.
5. Animated emoticons
As we all know, if we send another person a red heart, only this one is displayed in large, however, the rest of the hearts are not. This will change, since it happened with the rest of the hearts. If they are sent alone, they will appear large.
6. React to messages with emoticons
Until now, the application allows you to send all kinds of emoticons to whoever you want. Well, with this new update you can react with emoticons, just like on Instagram. “Reactions are not anonymous, so everyone in the conversation will be able to see who reacted to a specific message”, it states WABetaInfo.
7. Edit the recipient when sending content
When you want to send an image, a video, a song or other type of content to someone, WhatsApp asks you who you want to send it to. With this tool the layout of the screen will change, and you will also be able to see if you want to send it to more people or not. Another option that the platform is considering is the ability to publish content in the state.
Out hoaxes: There will be no third check on WhatsApp
We were all looking forward to this happening, that there would be a third check to see who takes screenshots of conversations. But we will have to wait. It was mentioned a long time ago that WhatsApp would include this on its platform, however, it was fake news that appeared on all social networks. However, WABetaInfo posted on their Twitter account that it was a hoax.