New features currently in beta
WhatsApp group is very popular. Allow chat with up to 256 contacts. Groups and video calls in Messenger are currently limited to four contacts. That will change soon.
WhatsApp will soon allow group calls for up to 8 people. [Source: WABetainfo]
Video calling is becoming more and more popular. WhatsApp has responded to this and simplified the start of appropriate group discussions. So far, the meeting has been limited to four participants. Other Messengers allow video calls with more participants at the same time. To make WhatsApp unpopular, developers are now clearly planning to raise the limits of video calls. The English website Wabetainfo did not find relevant information in the source code of the WhatsApp beta version until recently.
However, it is not clear how many participants WhatsApp will allow in the video conference in the future. Now, the current beta version can display it. In the future, you can video chat with up to 7 people. You can not only start the corresponding chat from the existing WhatsApp group, but also start the corresponding chat through the phone menu. Beta users can now find the "Group Call" option here.
It is unclear when WhatsApp will release the feature for all users. Features such as dark mode are usually tested for weeks. Therefore, you may need to be more patient before you can make a large group call through WhatsApp.
Other features in development
The Messenger recently received a new feature that the service hopes to use to stop false reports and spam. In addition, some new features are being tested in Messenger. For example, WhatsApp should soon get a self-destructive mode of messaging. Android users can also expect a safer backup. In the future, you can use the password in Google Drive to protect them.
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In addition, the process of searching received files should be greatly simplified. These will soon be searchable by category. Therefore, you can find videos, photos or documents faster. The new settings option for media download is also designed to prevent spam. If you do not want to forward images, videos, etc. to you, they will no longer be automatically saved.
