Know about the top 9 WhatsApp features rolled out. WhatsApp is one of the most popular social networking platforms used by billions of people all over the world. The Meta-owned company has released quite several new useful features for Android and iOS users this year.
It is well known that the platform regularly keeps bringing new and useful features to enhance user experience on the app.
This year the company has added layers of privacy to the app along with some major utility and expression features. Here is a list of all the best WhatsApp features that have been announced.
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Top 9 WhatsApp Features:
- Hide your Online Status
- Hide your Display Picture from Specific people
- Message Yourself
- Add up to 32 people in a video call
- Leave the WhatsApp Group Silently
- Communities
- Emoji Reactions
- In-Chat Polls
- Share files up to 2GB
1. Hide your Online Status
One of the best features the Meta-owned platform announced this year is, the ability to hide your online presence in the app.
In this feature, you will be able to choose who can see when you’re online. This feature is added to the privacy settings of the app. Notably, if you enable this feature even you won’t be able to see the online status of other people.
2. Hide your Display Picture from Specific people
The next best feature of WhatsApp is the ability to hide your Display picture from specific people. This privacy feature lets you hide your profile picture from individuals who may or may not be in your contact list. You can also hide it from all of your connections if you wish to.
3. Message Yourself
Another useful feature rolled out is the ability to message yourself. This feature lets you text yourself which will help you to add reminders, to-do’s, and moments. With this feature, you can use the app as a notepad and pin important messages.
4. Add up to 32 people in a video call
The most useful feature the company improved this year is the ability to add up to 32 people in a video call. You also get the ability to message or mute call participants. The other call features the company has added are the ability to create and share call links and in-call banner notifications.
5. Leave the WhatsApp group Silently
Whatsapp has also rolled out a feature that lets you leave the WhatsApp group silently if you know more and want to remain a participant it. Previously when anybody left a group the app sent a notification to everyone. Now nobody else other than the group admin will be notified.
6. Communities
This year the app has also added a new section called communities. The feature is very helpful for big organizations like schools. With this feature, such workplaces can have better communication as communities bring multiple groups under one umbrella.
7. Emoji Reactions
One most in-demand features the platform released this year is emoji reactions. Now you can instantly react to a message with any emoji. Another expression feature is the ability to create a personalized avatar and use it as a profile picture or send it as a custom sticker.
8. In-chat polls
Whatsapp has also introduced several other important features like in-chat polls. This feature lets you create polls very easily. You simply have to tap on the attachment icon in the chat and you will be able to create a poll.
9. Share files up to 2GB
There are also some other amazing features like the ability to share files up to 2GB, migrate chats from Android to iOS and vice versa, fast playback and draft preview for voice messages, etc. Hope you find this article helpful to get a quick look at some of the best WhatsApp features announced.
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