This year, too, the meta-owned messaging app is planning to roll out updates, including two big changes to its visuals. These updates will introduce the users to enhanced versions of existing features along with some others. WhatsApp users can now peep into these improvements, thanks to public leaks of their specifics. Some of the new features were found by the internet detectives at WABetaInfo, who investigated the app to find the new functionalities. So, let’s have a sneak peek at the WhatsApp world to see what’s coming up next.
On 22 May, WhatsApp announced one of its finest features where users will be able to edit the messages they sent. To notify the recipients of the change made by the sender, modified messages will carry the word ‘edited’ next to them. However, the history of the edited message will not be shared with the recipient. Additionally, messages can only be edited within 15 minutes of sending them.
On 15 May, WhatsApp announced the Chat Lock feature to help users protect their private conversations. Users can move individual chats to a hidden folder that can only be viewed with their device password or biometric authentication. When a chat is locked, the feature will conceal its content from appearing in the notifications as well.
To make their recently introduced polls feature even more user-friendly, WhatsApp introduced three new polling upgrades on 4 May including single vote polls, search for polls in chat and keeping up with poll results.
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