WhatsApp now lets you add up to 32 participants in group voice calls, a step on its roadmap for expanding the WhatsApp community feature. It is being said about the social media messaging platform that this is one of the many new features. WhatsApp last increased the group call participation limit in 2020. Other features that are reportedly under development or in beta testing stage include a redesigned location sticker, a new caption view when sending media and the ability to include more recipients within a chat thread. Option to save vanishing messages, more emoji for message responses, and advanced settings to manage your privacy settings.
Users will now be able to add up to 32 participants during a voice call in WhatsApp, as seen on app store changelog Also on the FAQ page Android And iPhone on whatsapp site. whatsapp in april 2020 was doubled Group voice call participation limit to eight from the earlier limit of four. To use the latest feature, users need to update to the latest version of WhatsApp on their devices, i.e. v22.8.80 on iPhone and v2.22.9.73 on Android.
As of the WhatsApp v22.8.80 for iPhone changelog on the App Store, the group voice call interface update brings with it a social audio layout, speaker highlights and waveforms, as seen in the story image above. The changelog also details an updated design for the voice message bubble and info screen for contacts and groups, apart from other minor improvements such as accessing your favorite media in the gallery. To recall, WhatsApp announced an increase in the upcoming group voice call participant limit when it announced its expansion For groups – WhatsApp Community – Last week.
It is interesting to note that Telegram, one of WhatsApp’s biggest competitors, has no limit on the number of participants on group voice calls.
Meanwhile, as we mentioned, a number of potential new features have been spotted in the beta update by WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo. The first of these, seen in beta v2.22.10.6 for Android, is WhatsApp. said To refine the caption view with a focus on recipients. It is being said that this feature will be rolled out for selected beta testers only. Earlier, users could not select different recipients when sending media from chat. This option was restricted when you were using the Camera tab. The new update will let users send photos, videos or GIFs to contacts within their chat threads, and you can now choose other people as recipients. messaging platform meta You’ve also redesigned the way you select audiences for your status updates. WhatsApp is now introducing a view where users can easily select different audiences for their status updates. This feature is yet to be widely rolled out.
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beta tracker too spotty An under-development feature in WhatsApp v2.22.10.7 for Android – a redesigned location sticker under the ‘Content stickers’ section in the drawing editor. WhatsApp is expected to use the Android API to generate your location to generate content stickers. Users can apply stickers to their photos before sharing them. Location stickers can be similar to location stickers created by Snapchat. This feature is not yet visible to beta users.
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For iOS with beta v22.9.0.72, WABetaInfo reports That the company has been seen working on a feature that allows users to keep missing messages. Users who want to keep the chat after it has expired can remove the expiration from the disappearing message. If neither party in the chat doesn’t want to save the messages, they can choose to un-keep it – delete it for everyone immediately. This feature is disabled by default, and is not currently accessible to beta testers.
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Subsequently, in beta v2.22.10.9 for Android, WhatsApp has spotty Emoji is developing an option to give users more emoji to choose from when reacting to messages. While the first version of Emoji Reactions that is expected to rollout to users will be limited to just six emoji — eg, love, laugh, surprise, sad, and thanks — the latest version seen in testing gives access to the entire emoji keyboard. . When users tap on the plus button. The comprehensive emoji reaction palette isn’t available to testers yet.
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WhatsApp also in its v22.9.0.70 beta update for iOS started rolling out Advanced settings to manage user privacy for some beta testers, reports WABetaInfo. Settings will let you have better control over your last seen, about and profile photos, among others. was characteristic spotty 8 for Android at the end of March, so we can expect the feature to roll out to both platforms soon.
