5 Upcoming Features of WhatsApp

World’s most emerging instant messaging app WhatsApp is going to introduce few notable features soon. In this article we are going to learn the upcoming features of WhatsApp.

1. WhatsApp Locked Voice Recordings:

WhatsApp’s voice message recording feature is the one of the best feature till now. With this feature we should record the voice message by holding the microphone button and if we release the button the voice message will be send to other person. But if we want to send long voice messages, then we have to hold down the microphone symbol for long time which is seems to be inconvenient.

WhatsApp understood the problem of recording long voice messages. So soon WhatsApp going to introduce one feature called “Locked Voice Recording”.  With this feature, if we hold the microphone symbol it would pop-up a lock symbol, then swipe up towards lock symbol to record the voice for long time. Once recording over tap on the unlock symbol the message will be send automatically in the chat.

A couple of factors that is probably obvious to a few users. However are still really worth noting.  While creating a Locked Recording, you can not view media in a thread unless you use a 3D contact motion, and you can't navigate to another chat to watch.

2. Play YouTube Videos Within WhatsApp:

The alternative profitable feature in version 2.17.81 for iOS users is the capability to watch the YouTube videos we received in a chat right from within WhatsApp. thanks to picture-in-picture, you could additionally hold watching the video as you navigate to every other chat.

Also Read: Now Play YouTube Videos Within WhatsApp

3. Mute Videos In Chats:

WhatsApp testing a feature to mute videos in the chat. If our friends are annoying us with the videos in the chat, then we can mute the videos in that chat, so then onwards our friends will not able to send the videos in our chat.

4. Switch Voice Call to Video Call:

WhatsApp is also trying out on a new option which will permit users to quickly change from voice to video call at the same time as the voice call is in progress.

According to WABetaInfo, inside the new Android update, WhatsApp is developing a new button with the intention to allow users to speedy switch from voice to video call without stopping the voice call in progress. The recipient, however, will be capable of reject the upcoming video call if he or she desires.

5. Voice and Video Calls in Groups:

Soon WhatsApp is going to introduce the voice and video calls in the groups. Till now we can make a voice and video calls only within individual chats. With this new feature we can make a voice and video call to in the groups. So whoever is there in the group can make a debate in the WhatsApp like a conference call.

Also Read: Group Voice and Video Calls Soon in WhatsApp

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