All New WhatsApp Features As You Update Your App (2022)

All New WhatsApp Features As You Update Your App (2022)

WhatsApp keeps updating its app for better user experience and delivery. If you want to find out what these new features are then read this article below.

1. Larger File Transfers / Larger Group Members 

WhatsApp will now allow users to transfer files up to 2GB in size, a significant increase from the previous limit of 100MB. Last month, Meta, the company behind WhatsApp, stated that these functionalities would be available for the latest updates. On Thursday, May 5th 2022, the business also announced that the maximum size of group conversations will be doubled from 256 – to 512

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2. Deleting Sent Messages Anytime, No Time Limit

While WhatsApp allows users to delete sent messages, there is currently a time limit of up to 4,096 seconds (68 minutes and 16 seconds) for doing so. However, based on tests on the beta version of the app, the firm may be preparing to remove this restriction permanently.

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During the testing, no time limit for performing the delete operation was discovered. It means that users will be able to remove their already sent messages at any moment. However, there is no set date for when this function will be accessible, so it will be some time before we see it.

3. New Message Reactions

It appears that you will soon be able to respond to WhatsApp messages using photographs, similar to how you can on Instagram and Facebook. WABetaInfo is said to have spotted a sneak peek of the functionality.

The feature, termed message reaction, will purportedly allow users to respond to a message using a total of six emojis. Message reactions will be available in both solo and group chat threads. Users can also use the ‘Reaction Alerts’ option to enable or disable message reaction notifications.

4. A new community feature/ Restriction

WhatsApp is working on a new community feature that might be rolled out in a near future. The feature is reportedly similar to discord groups and channels. This is not the same as the group’s feature that already exists in WhatsApp. The new communities feature will give admins more control over the different aspects of the app. Admins will be able to create multiple groups inside a community, just like you can do in Discord.

Also, you now have the opportunity to block people who are not on your contact list from adding you to a group without your consent

All New WhatsApp Features As You Update Your App (2022)

5. WhatsApp logout

The ‘Delete Account’ button will be replaced by a logout button that will support the future multi-device feature. According to WaBetaInfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp upgrades, the app will finally provide a logout option for users. Users will be able to log out of their WhatsApp accounts from their devices, just like they can from Facebook and other social media apps.

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The functionality was just discovered in a new WhatsApp beta version and is expected to be rolled out to both the iOS and Android versions of the program soon. The WhatsApp logout feature is anticipated to allow users to access their accounts from numerous devices at once.

6. Instagram Reels on WhatsApp

In the future, WhatsApp will have access to the Instagram Reels area. Users will be able to view Instagram Reels directly from the messaging app, according to reports. This could be part of WhatsApp’s ambition to integrate with Facebook’s other apps. Instagram Reels, for those unfamiliar, is a short video function that was added to the photo-sharing app last year after the government outlawed TikTok.

7. Read later

‘Read later,’ according to reports, is an upgraded version of WhatsApp’s existing Archived Chats service. WhatsApp will not provide notifications for a chat that has been moved to read later.

The feature will also include a ‘vacation mode,’ which will ensure that read later’ chats behave similarly to archived chats in the current stable version. Users will be able to edit their preferences using the Edit option under Read Later. WhatsApp users will be able to easily unarchive multiple chats by selecting them all at once.