WhatsApp news of the week: message editing available on Web, iOS, and Android beta
If you missed our stories this week about the latest updates to WhatsApp beta for Android, iOS, and Desktop, this is a good time to catch up thanks to our summary. Among the 10 stories we shared, the best news of the week is about the ability to edit messages, available on WhatsApp beta for iOS, Android, and Web!
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| Story about? | WhatsApp news of the week |
| I’ve installed the latest update of WhatsApp for Android, iOS, and Desktop, but some of these features are not currently available. Is there a particular reason for this? | Some features in the app may be under development and not yet available to all testers, or they may be gradually rolling out to users. If you’re unable to access a certain feature, you’ll need to wait for a future update. Keep reading for more information. |
| News of last week? | WhatsApp news of the week: bottom navigation bar, chat transfer, silence unknown callers! |
| Previous article? | WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.10.19: what’s new? WhatsApp is working on a broadcast channel conversation and 12 features for channels! |
WHATSAPP NEWS OF THE WEEK
- Thanks to a Google spokesperson, we learned that there is a bug in the Android system that incorrectly displays WhatsApp privacy indicators in the Privacy Dashboard.
- The WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.10.10 update included information about message editing: your edited messages will be successfully updated for everyone in the conversation in case they are using the latest version of WhatsApp.
- After releasing a feature that allows users to join the beta program for WhatsApp Web, WhatsApp is releasing the first feature to some beta testers that joined the beta program: the ability to edit messages!
- After installing the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.10.13 update, some beta testers can finally edit text messages within 15 minutes of sending them.
- The same update about message editing is available to some beta testers after installing the WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.10.0.70 update available on the TestFlight app. The update also includes new features: silence unknown callers, and improvements for the community announcement group. In our opinion, message editing is the best news of the week:
- An official Smartwatch app for WhatsApp is available on Wear OS. Since this is the first version of the app, some features may still not be supported and it’s possible you experience some bugs.
- With the WhatsApp for iOS 23.9.77 update available on the App Store, WhatsApp is widely rolling out a tweaked interface when loading link previews, making it easier for users to understand when a preview is loading and when it is available.
- Thanks to the WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.9.0.77 update available on the TestFlight app, we shared a sneak peek about the ability to see a list of channels users follow, available in a future update of the app.
- With the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.10.14 update, we shared information about a feature to introduce channels, available in a future update of the app.
- Further details about channels are available with the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.10.19 update. In particular, WhatsApp is working on a broadcast channel conversation and 12 tools to use along with channels in a future update of the app: interface, verification status, number of followers, mute notifications button, handles, real followers count, shortcuts, channel description, mute notifications toggle, visibility status, privacy, reporting.
Stay tuned with us to discover new features and updates about WhatsApp, coming your way next week!
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