WhatsApp is bringing new feature to Android phones which may change the way you chat...
The feature was already available for iOS users and will soon be introduced for Android users.
In what has been a busy year for Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp, the company has introduced a number of new features to better its users’ experience. Now, if the reports are to be believed, a new WhatsApp feature will soon change the way users chat. The messaging platform is working on ‘Swipe to Reply feature’ which will enable the user to reply quickly by swapping on the message he intends to reply. The feature was already available for iOS users and will soon be introduced for Android users.
As of now, the feature is not available due to “development reasons” and will soon be rolled out or all Android WhatsApp users. As per a report on wabetainfo.com, the new WhatsApp feature will automatically load the message in the reply context if you swipe right.
Recently, WhatsApp added had another new feature to its group chats through which it created a distinction between the group admins and group members when it comes to participation in the conversation. The new feature enabled admins to decide which members can send a message to the group. This meant that admins will also be able to decide which members in a WhatsApp group can just observe the conversation.
Earlier this year, the company had also rolled out a ‘Mark as Read’ feature which allows users to mark a message from the notification panel itself. Also, it released a feature that allows the users to mute a chat from the notification centre.
WhatsApp is updating the Android app to the version 2.18.246, which along with some minor fixes, changes the way you report a user or a group chat on the app.According to a report by WABetaInfo, in the new WhatsApp update on Google Play Beta Program, the platform has changed the layout of reporting someone on the app.The report says that the feature has existed for a while now. However, the report also suggests, this update aims at making the process of exiting groups, deleting chats, and reporting them, all easy, with a one-click process now.
As of now, when you report a group, you first go report what you thought was inappropriate. Then in order to get out of that group, you first need to exit the group. Once you do that, you need to again head to the group settings to remove the group from your list.However, with the reported change, when you tap the Report button, a new alert will appear, which will ask you if along with reporting it, you also want to block the contacts and delete the chat. You would also have an option to opt out of it by deselecting the block and delete option.
In case of a group chat, after the update, when you report a group, WhatsApp will also give you an option to exit and delete the group.One other new thing this update brings is the ability to store chat history for reported chats/groups, which you couldn’t do till now.These changes are expected to be rolled out in the next release. Keep following this space for more updates on the space.
In what has been a busy year for Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp, the company has introduced a number of new features to better its users’ experience. Now, if the reports are to be believed, a new WhatsApp feature will soon change the way users chat. The messaging platform is working on ‘Swipe to Reply feature’ which will enable the user to reply quickly by swapping on the message he intends to reply. The feature was already available for iOS users and will soon be introduced for Android users.As of now, the feature is not available due to “development reasons” and will soon be rolled out or all Android WhatsApp users. As per a report on wabetainfo.com, the new WhatsApp feature will automatically load the message in the reply context if you swipe right.
Recently, WhatsApp added had another new feature to its group chats through which it created a distinction between the group admins and group members when it comes to participation in the conversation. The new feature enabled admins to decide which members can send a message to the group. This meant that admins will also be able to decide which members in a WhatsApp group can just observe the conversation.
Earlier this year, the company had also rolled out a ‘Mark as Read’ feature which allows users to mark a message from the notification panel itself. Also, it released a feature that allows the users to mute a chat from the notification centre.
WhatsApp is updating the Android app to the version 2.18.246, which along with some minor fixes, changes the way you report a user or a group chat on the app.According to a report by WABetaInfo, in the new WhatsApp update on Google Play Beta Program, the platform has changed the layout of reporting someone on the app.The report says that the feature has existed for a while now. However, the report also suggests, this update aims at making the process of exiting groups, deleting chats, and reporting them, all easy, with a one-click process now.
As of now, when you report a group, you first go report what you thought was inappropriate. Then in order to get out of that group, you first need to exit the group. Once you do that, you need to again head to the group settings to remove the group from your list.However, with the reported change, when you tap the Report button, a new alert will appear, which will ask you if along with reporting it, you also want to block the contacts and delete the chat. You would also have an option to opt out of it by deselecting the block and delete option.
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