WhatsApp remains the planet’s most popular messaging platform, with 1.5 billion people using the app to chat with their contacts. One reason for the WhatsApp success story is the regular updates it offers to constant refine the experience. Although nothing has yet been confirmed, we can expect to see five new features arrive on WhatsApp in the coming months.
WhatsApp dark mode:
Our smartphone screens is usually presented as black text on a white background.
But there is increasing consensus that the experience can be taxing on our eyes.
Dark mode is a simple solution to potential eye strain by inverting the colours.
And industry insiders believe WhatsApp is about to introduce a dark mode option with the imminent iOS 11 update.
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WhatsApp security upgrade:
WhatsApp uses end-to-end encryption meaning only the communicating users can access the messages.
But this coding is instantly ineffective if your phone becomes compromised.
But a forthcoming new feature could soon arrive, requiring users to use their phone’s fingerprint scanner or facial unlock to access WhatsApp.
It is, however, unknown exactly when this new feature offering added security will arrive.
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WhatsApp voice messages:
The WhatsApp voice message is one of the app’s best features.
This option allows users to record a short message which is then sent to a contact of their choice.
WhatsApp users will soon get the ability to send multiple voice messages.
WhatsApp will then automatically queuing them to be sent in quick succession.
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WhatsApp group video calls:
WhatsApp could follow soon Apple and introduce group video calls.
Apple’s Group FaceTime allows up to 32 people to simultaneously join a video call.
Although WhatsApp has already released a similar feature, its group calls only allow three people to chat at once.
But with the Google Duo app allow up to eight people to talk, now is the time for a WhatsApp upgrade.
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WhatsApp video viewing and contact ranking:
WhatsApp has already made it easier to watch YouTube videos with the recent picture-in-picture update.
But this option, allowing users to watch videos while chatting, will soon be available on all video media sent to friends.
WhatsApp could also soon rank contacts by chat frequency, which will see contacts talked to regularly appearing higher up your address list.