The application has been looking for solutions to make it even easier for users to use!
The WhatsApp app has been a lifesaver for users, as it has a variety of features and facilitates communication between people and companies around the world. As a result, the platform has been increasingly thinking about solutions to make the app even easier to use, and the various changes have excited those who use the tool frequently. Among the main new features, the company has been testing functions that ensure greater privacy and interaction between users.
If you're one of those people who loves the app's new features, you'll be happy to hear about yet another feature that the platform is testing. Find out what's new and stay up to date with all the details!
New within the communities
THE WhatsApp is testing a new feature in beta, allowing users to suggest groups to join communities they are part of. With this, the suggestions are placed on a “pending groups” page, and can be approved or rejected by community administrators.
If the group is accepted, all members become part of the community and can interact with each other. The new feature is available in version 2.23.14.14 of the Play Store, but it is not yet widely available to the beta audience, as, like other important new features, the feature is still in the early stages of development and available to a limited number of users.
The communities
The “communities” feature was one of the biggest recent additions to app and was expected for the second half of last year. However, the launch was postponed due to Meta's concerns regarding last year's presidential elections. The company feared that with the arrival of the feature, the app would become a channel for misinformation, with the spread of fake news.
More news
Another feature discovered in the messaging app last month is the ability to respond to conversations with short videos of up to 60 seconds. As with audio messages, to respond with videos, simply hold down the record button while the app uses the phone's camera.
With this feature, it is not possible to send videos from the gallery. Only content recorded in real time is allowed, ensuring the authenticity of the content and differentiating the tool from sending attachments, such as photos, videos, documents and others.
Recently, all users of the app received the feature that hides conversations in the app. In addition to hiding the dialogue in the chat list, notifications are silenced. According to the company, this is yet another new feature that is coming to increase user privacy, which has also been one of the platform's priorities.
Another recent addition to WhatsApp beta is the new feature filters for conversations. With the feature, users will be able to filter their conversations into Unread Conversations, Personal Conversations, and Business Conversations. According to the company, group chats play a crucial role in communication for many WhatsApp users and having a convenient way to filter and access them would greatly improve the overall user experience.
