WhatsApp update promises to prevent clicks on suspicious links

Soon, WhatsApp users will have a tool that helps to avoid suspicious links. The change is aesthetic, but it should make it easier to identify URLs in messages.

The news was announced by users of beta versions of WhatsApp. Messenger card testers warned of visual changes to the app. Shared links now appear differently.

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The information is from the WABetaInfo portal, specialized in WhatsApp spoilers. And once again the changes seem inspired by Telegram, which is the main competitor.

Messages that forward links have been given a different look. Message balloons are now bigger and carry images more clearly. This makes it easier to understand what the link is about.

Other than that, with larger images, another positive point is to avoid clicking “by accident”. After all, who has never opened a URL in conversations by mistake, right?

The novelty is still part of development, but the WABetaInfo site managed to enable it on iOS.

However, last Wednesday (7), the update was also available for Android. Remembering that only beta versions of the app contain the tool.

These are the beta versions of WhatsApp that work as a test and are released to some users. The goal is to make updates available for checking. If there are no defects or bugs, the news ends up distributed to everyone.

New way of sharing links

According to WABetaInfo, the novelty does not result in very significant changes to the app. It makes it easy to view websites and share links in private conversations or in groups.

Websites now display a larger image on top of links when shared. The same is true for video links (both TikTok and YouTube).

According to first impressions, not all sites have full-size representation. In these cases, a smaller logo fills the space destined for the link image.

As with the other recent updates of the beta version, this one does not have a date to be implemented. However, it is part of a work of aesthetic remodeling of WhatsApp.

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