WhatsApp is adding a new image search feature and six other updates

WhatsApp is readying to present a scope of caller features that could truly up your game. 

As the marque undergoes an overhaul, the past fewer months person seen them alteration the colour of everything to a azygous green, which caused an uproar connected societal media.

The app has besides introduced AI features called ‘Meta AI’ which volition let for radical to inquire for speech prompts, reply your questions and thatch you something. 

So, what is WhatsApp readying next? Turns out, it’s a fewer things to bash with the presumption bar. Facebook 2.0, anyone?

Upgrade to video calls which tin beryllium done successful a group

Group calls are astir to get much breathtaking due to the fact that soon radical volition beryllium capable to person backgrounds and filters connected their video calls. 

Some of the options volition beryllium rather amusive and radical tin take to person a generic surviving room, oregon a elemental blur effect, arsenic good arsenic being successful a fake bureau oregon a cafe, oregon themes including pebbles, nutrient and thing called smoosh.

You could besides take to person a inheritance of being connected a beach, successful beforehand of a sunset, astatine solemnisation oregon successful a forest. 

Filters are adjacent an option, wherever you volition beryllium capable to person warm, cool, achromatic & white, airy leak, dreamy, prism light, fisheye, vintage tv, frosted solid and duo tone. 

WhatsApp has said this diagnostic has not been released conscionable yet, but it volition beryllium coming retired successful the adjacent fewer weeks. 

New representation hunt feature 

Right now, this diagnostic is disposable for users of WhatsApp beta for Android but it’s a beauteous chill one.

This update volition let users to hunt shared images connected the web. But what does that mean exactly? 

The representation hunt instrumentality volition let you to find much accusation astir a circumstantial representation you person received truthful you tin spot if the representation is fake oregon retired of discourse to tackle misinformation. 

The mode this volition work, according to WABetaInfo, is erstwhile users initiate a hunt for an image, it volition beryllium uploaded to Google to find it for you, but this volition not beryllium shared wrong WhatsApp. 

As a result, users whitethorn besides usage this diagnostic to look astatine the legitimacy of images shared successful their conversations from quality stories, societal media posts oregon adjacent memes. 

View messages successful draft 

Also disposable successful beta signifier for iPhone and Android, this utile diagnostic volition assistance you support messages successful a draught signifier successful lawsuit you privation to prevention them for aboriginal oregon you conscionable request to marque a note.

The unsent connection volition travel up successful the ‘saved draft’ feature, successful a akin mode to Instagram, which volition marque it easier to spot alternatively than having to unfastened an idiosyncratic chat. 

WABetaInfo said: ‘This diagnostic is peculiarly utile arsenic it allows users to support way of conversations that person been near incomplete without needing to unfastened each chat individually.’

You tin notation radical successful your presumption update 

This diagnostic has already begun to rotation retired but conscionable proves however rapidly WhatsApp engineers are working. 

In this feature, called Private Mentions, you volition beryllium capable to tag circumstantial radical who you privation to spot your status. 

These fortunate radical volition beryllium notified straight and privately, and the mentions won’t look anyplace connected your status.

Those you tag with Private Mentions volition beryllium capable to re-share your status. 

New default chat themes 

If you don’t similar the WhatsApp green, this could beryllium the determination for you.

WhatsApp is introducing a caller default chat taxable which volition let users to customise the quality of their chat by selecting their preferred colour for chat bubbles and wallpapers.

And soon users volition beryllium capable to prime their favourite. 

WABetaInfo said: ‘As you tin spot from the attached screenshot, WhatsApp is exploring the implementation of caller themes with aggregate plan styles for the Android app, scheduled for merchandise successful a aboriginal update.’

Block messages from chartless contacts 

In their ongoing ngo to support privacy, WhatsApp volition beryllium rolling retired a caller diagnostic that volition artifact messages from chartless accounts. 

This means WhatsApp volition automatically artifact messages from chartless accounts if they transcend a definite measurement of connection successful an purpose to support users from unwanted oregon perchance harmful messages. 

This diagnostic volition besides trim the magnitude of spam and unwanted messages that tin strain the app. However, determination has been nary quality connected erstwhile this diagnostic volition beryllium released. 

Create polls successful presumption updates 

In a measurement of existent popularity, WhatsApp volition beryllium adding canvass stickers to presumption updates successful lawsuit you wanted to inquire a question specifically connected your WhatsApp status.

This means that others volition beryllium capable to ballot connected your presumption poll, but volition not beryllium capable to spot who other voted for which option.

The diagnostic volition look arsenic a contented sticker, making it easier for users to spot a canvass straight onto a presumption update. 

WABetaInfo said: ‘While it’s inactive unclear however votes are transmitted to different radical who presumption the presumption update, we tin already corroborate that the wide process ensures that polls shared via presumption updates volition beryllium end-to-end encrypted. This encryption means that the contented of the poll, including its options and results, is securely transmitted and tin lone beryllium accessed by the presumption creator and the viewers.’

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