WHATSAPP NEW 5 FEATURES
File sharing features via WhatsApp has
been updated. So users can now get any type of document attachment.
Prior to this, only PDF files could be shared.
According to the report, users can now share files up to
100MB. But it is also rumored that users who use the iPhone can also
share large files.
Facebook's proprietary WhatsApp allows users to swipe through all their photos and videos in a camera app. There was also a complaint against WhatsApp that it compresses the photo, which the company has decided to remove, and the company's original quality of the photo has not yet been tampered with.
Facebook's proprietary WhatsApp allows users to swipe through all their photos and videos in a camera app. There was also a complaint against WhatsApp that it compresses the photo, which the company has decided to remove, and the company's original quality of the photo has not yet been tampered with.
Apart from this, users will need to tap and hold the text
only to make text bold, italic. The new update has been made for both
Android and Apple users.
5 'new' WhatsApp features you should know about
WhatsApp has become the world's most-used messaging app
these days. The popular chat app keeps updating its features from time
to time to be more useful to the users.
These are the latest five features that the app has added recently.
Pinned chats
The Facebook-owned WhatsApp has added a very interesting
feature called Pinned chats. As the name suggests, it allows the users
to pin their favourite chats on the top of the conversation list. The
number of chats that can be pinned to the top is limited to a maximum
number of 3. The latest chats or conversations appear below the pinned
chats.
To pin a chat, you will have to long press the chat and you
will see the "pin" icon on the top bar. To unpin a chat, long press the
pinned chat and tap on the unpin button. This basically solves the
problem of heavy users as it might be irritating to scroll through lots
of undesired conversations to get into your desired chat window. At
present, this feature is available only on Android phones.
Two-step authentication feature
This feature adds an additional layer of protection by
requiring a passcode when resetting and verifying your account. It aims
at preventing others from using your phone number without a six-digit
passcode (set by you).
For example: If your phone number is hijacked somehow, your
WhatsApp account would be available meaning crooks could freely read
your private messages and conversations. Two Step Verification requires
setting up a six-digit passcode and an optional backup email address.
To enable Two Step Verification in WhatsApp, launch the
application on your iPhone and navigate to the integrated settings. Tap
on ‘Account’ and select 'Two-Step verification'.
Siri can read your WhatsApp messages aloud
Yes, Apple's voice assistant Siri can now read your WhatsApp messages for you.
The feature comes in Version 2.17.20 of the app and requires iO 10.3 or later to work.
WhatsApp text status is back
Earlier this year, WhatsApp had replaced the text status
feature with another similar one called 'Status' that allowed users to
add images, videos and GIFs as their status. However, due to popular
demand from many users WhatsApp has brought back its text status
feature.
This feature is now called "About and phone number" and
users can access it by going to their profile tab into settings. For
now, the feature is only available to Android users. But in the coming
weeks, it will also be rolled out to iOS users.
New video-calling button
The chat app introduced video calling feature on Android
phones. The most important change seen is the separate button for voice
and video calls. Earlier, user had to tap the call button first and then
choose between voice and video calls.
The new update now separates the two buttons, making it
quick and easier to initiate calls. The video-calling button replaces
the attachment button, which has been relocated to the bottom of the
text bar.