Discover all the news that will land on WhatsApp during the month of May.
After WhatsApp’s update in April in which the popular messaging app included a tool to create real-time stickers, now the developers of whatsapp messenger have reintroduced a series of very interesting new features to improve the user experience of their application for iPhone, Android and their web version.
Discover all the news that WhatsApp has in store for its iOS and Android users in a new May 2023 update that will bring the app to its version 23.10.0.70 on iOS already version 2.23.10.13 the android.
New May WhatsApp Update
Lately, WhatsApp Messenger has received very interesting changes in its structure with the arrival of new features such as WhatsApp polls and the transmission of comments in multimedia files.
On the other hand, Meta is also working on implementing a new system that allows transferring chat history in a much easier and more comfortable way, although this functionality is currently in beta phase.
Now, WhatsApp will include a series of new features in May that will be of great interest to many iOS and Android users. We are talking about the introduction of ChannelsSince edit messagesof a security system for block chat conversations with Face ID and Touch ID, and a group calls for Mac.
Channels
WhatsApp channels will offer relevant information on any topic
WhatsApp will receive the incorporation of Channels, a category present in Telegram for many years that will offer users the possibility of join or follow groups or channels to receive relevant information on your areas of interest.
Here are some of the features of WhatsApp channels:
- Interface: WhatsApp channels will adopt a full size user interface.
- The check indicates: Channels verified by WhatsApp will appear with a green badge.
- Number of subscribers: WhatsApp channel administrators will have access to an indicator with the number of subscribers. This number will be an approximation, especially in channels with a large number of followers.
- Button to disable notifications: new WhatsApp channels will include a button in the header that will allow you to silence notifications of messages received in each channel.
- Shortcuts: WhatsApp will integrate three new shortcuts on the information screen of each channel to unfollow, transfer content and share the channel.
Block chats with Touch ID and Face ID
The feature to lock and protect WhatsApp chat conversations with Touch ID, Face ID and password is now available for many iOS and Android users.
This new function can be activated from the section chat lock information from each chat conversation.
edit messages
The edit function will appear in a WhatsApp drop-down menu
The edit function of messages sent by WhatsApp is one of the most awaited functions by iPhone and Android users. And, now, it looks like it will finally be available internationally.
With editing of sent messages, iOS and Android users will be able to hold their finger on a sent message to select the option “Edit” and comfortably edit its content. there will be a within 15 minutes to be able to modify the messages. After this time, the function is no longer available.
Other news
WhatsApp Messenger integrates a new function in the testing phase
Another of the news coming to WhatsApp Messenger will completely change the way we chat. From Meta they intend to revolutionize instant messaging with the introduction of video messages for WhatsApp. A service that will allow you to record and send short videos in real time with a 60 second limit.
So far all the news we expect from WhatsApp in the May 2023 Update. Some of these features are in beta and they will arrive over the next few weeks, while other of these novelties are already available on iPhone, Android and Windows.
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