WhatsApp news of the week: hide online status and reactions
If you didn’t have time to read our stories posted this week about the recent updates of WhatsApp beta for Android, iOS, and Desktop, this is the right time to do it thanks to our summary. 8 features have been announced and the best news of the week is about the ability to hide the online status!
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| I’ve installed the most recent update of WhatsApp beta for Android, iOS, and Desktop but some of these features are not enabled. Why? | Some features may be under development, so they are not available to beta testers, or they are rolled out to some users. In both cases, you need to wait for a future update. Read more to discover the details. |
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| Previous article? | WhatsApp is working on a group icon editor on Desktop |
- WhatsApp is rolling out a new version of message reactions to some beta testers that install the latest versions of WhatsApp beta for Android and iOS: some users can now react to messages by using any emoji.
- WhatsApp is testing avatars to be used while placing video calls, for a future update of WhatsApp beta for Android.
- WhatsApp is releasing an update for the feature “delete for everyone” on WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.15.8 update: some beta testers can now delete messages for everyone within 2 days, 12 hours!
- We announced that WhatsApp is finally working on the ability to hide the online status thanks to a new privacy setting called “who can see when I’m online”. This feature has been very appreciated and it is surely the best news of the week:
- WhatsApp is releasing a redesigned context menu on Windows beta. In addition, beta testers have also reported some improvements when loading older messages.
- WhatsApp is working on the ability to silently leave groups on the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS 22.14.0.71 update. This feature is still under development and it will be released in a future update of the app.
- A blur tool for the media editor is under development on WhatsApp Desktop beta, planned to be released in a future update of the app.
- WhatsApp is planning to introduce a group icon editor in a future update of WhatsApp Desktop beta.
Stay tuned for more WhatsApp news and updates coming next week!
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