WhatsApp Has 7 New features In The New Update You Probably Didn’t Know About

Whatsapp quietly added 7 new features in the latest
version (ver 2.16.145) that were spotted by Android
Police and they affect several sections within the app



What are these seven features?


1. Infinite scroll button

We take for granted the infinite scroll button which
has become standard in websites and some apps. It
saves you time scrolling to the bottom of the page
and if you are involved in a lengthy chat with your
friend or in a group while on a messaging app,
scrolling to the bottom will require a lot of scrolling.


2. Notification for a group avatar change

In the new update, if you change the avatar of a
group, there will be a notification that will be sent in
the chat timeline showing you the old versus the new
one, presumably to notify the members.


3. Missed call notification



Previously when you got a missed call, it was shown
in the Calls tab in a scrollable list. WhatsApp has now
added an extra notification within the chat timeline of
the person you were conversing with.


4. New UI for creating broadcasts and groups


WhatsApp made a huge material design change for
the Android app and that was a while ago. It brought
about a new design which we love and now they have
updated the group and broadcast interfaces. You will
be able to select contacts which will be highlighted at
the top with huge thumbnails which you can remove
at will.


5. Olympic Games emoji


We are in an Olympic year and they are one of the
most watched sporting events in the world. Social
networking platforms always jump on the bandwagon
of these sports and in WhatsApp case, they have the
Olympic Games emoji which is their logo that got
“emojified.”


6. Actions for unknown contacts




Sometimes you get messages on WhatsApp from
people who you haven’t saved their contacts in your
phone book. Previously, you were given a block and
add tabs but now, you have been given a menu list
with three options: Report Spam, Block and Add to
Contacts which is convenient.


7. Error message of unsupported phones



This is the most interesting update but it is not old
news. Back in February, WhatsApp said that they
would drop support for older devices which included
older versions of Android. They have implemented
this in this update where you will receive this error
message.

MUSIC JUNGLE