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WhatsApp is one of the most widely-used modes of instant messaging globally. The new features that the app gets every few weeks help in sustaining its popularity. While some of these features are incremental changes, some others change the way we use the app.
These new features are first tested in beta mode. Here are Some features spotted in WhatsApp beta that promise to change the way you use Whatsapp.
To keep your chats more secure
Already available for iPhone users, this feature was also seen in a testing phase for Android users on beta version 2.19.83. This feature will allow users to add a security layer to the app and will open only according to the settings you have selected.
After enabling it, you can configure when the authentication feature should lock the app -- Immediately, After 1 minute, After 10 minutes, or after 30 minutes
Blocking the option of taking chat screenshots
In what can easily be called one of the biggest changes that are yet to come to WhatsApp, the instant messaging app will block users to take screenshots of chats, if they enable biometric authentication. This was spotted in WhatsApp beta version 2.19.106
To find out how frequently a message has been forwarded
WhatsApp is also said to be working on rolling out a feature that will tell users how frequently a message has been forwarded.
Users will also be able to see how many times a message was forwarded in the 'Forwarding Info' tab. This was spotted in WhatsApp beta version 2.19.97.
Changing the way audio files are sent on WhatsApp
As seen in WhatsApp Beta version 2.19.89, this feature is said to allow users to play the audio files before sending it. Also, it will allow them to send 30 audio files at once.
Dark mode for better ‘visibility’
A much-awaited feature on WhatsApp, the dark mode was last seen in WhatsApp Beta version 2.19.87. This model has been seen on various windows of the instant messaging app including main settings, account settings, chats settings, notification settings, and data and storage usage settings
Using multiple apps for videos within WhatsApp
Also seen in the WhatsApp Android Beta version 2.19.86, this feature is claimed to allow users to watch videos from YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Streamable even if they switch chat without closing the video.
Moreover, it will continue to play these videos even if you go to another app, just as long as WhatsApp is running in the background.
Opening links in Whatsapp set to become easier
WhatsApp is also said to working on launching an In-App Browser, which will open when the users will try to open a link.
This browser is also said to be able to detect if the requested page is not safe to visit. This was seen in WhatsApp Android Beta version 2.19.74.
Stickers are also set to get better
Animated stickers that work sort of like GIFs have been spotted in WhatsApp. These stickers can be included in an existing stickers pack. This feature has allegedly been spotted in all three operating systems -- Android, iOS, and Web.
Hiding chats may become simpler
WhatsApp is said to be working on adding an option that will allow its users control of whether chats get unarchived when a new message arrives. Currently, when you archive a chat, WhatsApp automatically unarchives it once a new message arrives from that chat. This was spotted in WhatsApp Beta version 2.19.101.
Checking if an image sent is fake or real
Seen in WhatsApp Beta version 2.19.73, this feature is said to allow users to search for an image on the internet that you sent/received in your chats.
In other words, users will be able to check whether any news or information related to that image is fake or real.
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