WHATSAPP is working on some big changes to the app – including letting you “silently” leave group chats.
App sleuths have uncovered major updates that could arrive very soon.
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WhatsApp is regularly updated with new features, but these changes require testing first.
This is done in the WhatsApp “beta” – a trial version of the app open to fans to test updates.
App investigators at WABetaInfo then mine the WhatsApp beta to reveal what’s coming up for users.
And they’ve found eight new changes “under development” at WhatsApp.
What’s new?
Here’s what WABetaInfo says is coming up:
- A redesigned “caption view” for photos
- New details about how businesses can be banned for breaking WhatsApp rules
- Letting you choose to keep some messages that were set to auto-vanish
- Better displays to see who has reacted to photo albums
- A WhatsApp app for iPad
- Letting you “silently” exit groups without notifying everyone (except for admins)
- A new sticker pack for Stranger Things
- A bug fix that rectifies an issue with notifications on WhatsApp Desktop
The bad news is that it’s impossible to say when some of these features will land.
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Changes can take days, weeks or even months to roll out to the general public.
If you want to try the latest WhatsApp features first, follow our guide on how to join the beta below.
How to get WhatsApp beta
To download WhatsApp beta for your smartphone you need to go to Google Play on your Android and search for WhatsApp.
Scroll down the page until you see “Become a Beta Tester”.
Tap the “I’m In” button and then click “Join” to confirm.
Now all you have to do is wait for the update to the beta version of the app.
Joining the WhatsApp beta on iPhone is more difficult, and has limited capacity.
Follow Apple’s guide here.
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