Digital services like Whatsapp regularly renew their functions. A new one will also be added in January 2022.
Dortmund – The year 2022 is only a few days old, the free Messenger Whatsapp has already released an update, but not yet for all users. Most recently, the competitor Telegram has overtaken Whatsapp with many new functions. Will Whatsapp follow suit now?
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Whatsapp will get a new function in January 2022
Telegram introduced the “spoiler” function, which allows messages to be folded up in chat. This is particularly useful for series fans who want to chat about the latest episode, although not all chat participants may be up to date.
However, it has already been indicated that this function will probably never be available on Whatsapp. The messenger could still become even more popular in the future: Because a WhatsApp alternative to sending photos will be discontinued this year. The first Whatsapp update in 2022 also has to do with photos, like the magazine WABetainfo reported.
The new Whatsapp function has a big catch
Because with the new update, users will also see the profile picture of the respective chat partner for system notifications. This is the small preview on the locked phone screen. In this way you can assign even faster which person is currently writing.
The innovation applies to both individual chats and groups. The function can be particularly useful for the latter. But there is a catch (read more news about digital at RUHR24).
So far, the function is only available in the so-called iOs beta version of Whatsapp. Here, some users can test the new function in advance. It should be available to all beta users in a few days. At first there could be errors: The new feature may not work immediately or the images may not be displayed correctly. It is still unclear when the new feature will also come to the regular Whatsapp app.
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