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WhatsApp Communities is a new feature that gives admins more control over groups
Evidence of a WhatsApp Communities feature being worked on is mounting, with reports confirming that the Meta-owned company is now actively developing the feature.
Facebook the company rebrands itself to Meta
Rumors had been swirling for a bit that Facebook, the social networking giant, was planning to rebrand in a major way. Starting with its name. And, indeed, it turns out those rumors were right on the money because today the company has confirmed those plans.
WhatsApp has begun testing end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups
The Facebook-owned WhatsApp messaging service is now testing end-to-end encryption for iCloud backups. The feature was designed to protect your chat archive while it's being uploaded to or downloaded from iCloud and stored on Apple's servers (at rest).
WhatsApp now lets you set disappearing messages duration: 24 hours, 7 days or 90 days
You can now choose between a trio of different duration presets for WhatsApp's disappearing messages, such as 24 hours and 90 days, instead of the default 7-day timer.
WhatsApp is testing the ability to hide “Last Seen” statuses from specific people
You can now hide your WhatsApp “Last Seen” status from specific contacts, in addition to the existing “Everyone,” “My Contacts” and “Nobody” options from earlier.
Sign up for WhatsApp Desktop or Web beta, try upcoming features like multi-device support
WhatsApp is launching WhatsApp Desktop and Web in beta capacity in order to gather user feedback before publicly rolling out its much-expected support for multiple devices.
WhatsApp rolling out iOS/Android chat transfer in the coming weeks
WhatsApp at Samsung's 2021 Unpacked event formally announced a much-needed new feature allowing users to transfer their chat histories between Android handsets and iPhones.
WhatsApp rolling out View Once mode, bringing self-vanishing photos and videos to everyone
WhatsApp's new View Once mode is now rolling out, bringing self-destructing photos and videos to all users. It follows a testing period since March 2021 when this ephemeral messaging feature appeared for a small number of users on iPhone and Android.
New WhatsApp features: Joinable ongoing calls, keeping chats archived and sticker suggestions
You can now join WhatsApp calls that are in progress, thanks to recent enhancements that also include sticker suggestions as well as the option to keep chats archived and muted.
How to use WhatsApp’s view-once mode to send self-destructing images, videos, and voice notes
Learn how to send images, videos, and voice notes on WhatsApp that automatically self-destruct after the recipient has viewed or listened to them once.
WhatsApp is testing three upload quality options when sending images and videos
Coming in a future update, WhatsApp will let you send images and videos in their best quality.