Earlier
this year, WhatsApp announced that it had a user base of more than one
billion; that is, one in seven people on earth, as people all over the
world have been using WhatsApp for numerous purposes.
One of the world's most popular messaging app, Whatsapp, has added a
host of new features with improved speed, security, reliability and
simplicity.
WhatsApp has also just added a video-calling feature to the app
after a series of beta tests. A rise in the app called Snapchat and its
Stories feature, from Instagram to Facebook, and now even WhatsApp has
tried to clone it.
In the new WhatsApp’s Beta app on iOS and Android, there is a new
‘Status’ tab where the ‘Stories’ can be put and seen before it
disappears 24 hours later. The new ‘Stories’ feature is only available
to a select few who operate on a jailbroken Apple device or a rooted
Android smartphone.
The messaging app just updated its messaging app on iOS and has
made it possible for users to send and receive GIFs. Though a bit late
to the game, it actually does a little more than just supporting
animations. Users can send GIFs stored in the device memory as well as
search Giphy’s large library and find animations to make your chats
interesting.
All these new features to stay relevant in the ever-changing tech
world have made WhatsApp even more popular. The company earlier
announced that it manages over 100 million voice calls every day on the
app, that makes it more than 1,100 calls per second. It has even
upgraded the desktop versions of the app.
Here are five latest features that you can try out in WhatsApp:
1. Video calling
WhatsApp just confirmed that it is rolling out the video calling
feature across Android, iOS and Windows. You will now be able to see
‘Video Call’ and ‘Voice Call’ choices when you tap the top dialler
button. A new dialog giving the option between a standard voice call and
a video call will appear.
2. GIFs
The messaging app has rolled out support for GIFs support for iOS
users with the latest version of the app. The 2.16.16 update allows you
to send videos (six seconds or shorter) and Live Photos and GIFs. You
can search the Giphy library to search for GIFs to send to your friends
on your WhatsApp.
3. Tag
You can now tag others in the contacts within a WhatsApp group. You
will be able to do the tag even if the people have muted the
conversation. You can avail this feature by typing @ and click on the
contact you wish to tag from the appearing list.
4. Picture edit
In the new update of WhatsApp, you can doodle on as well as edit on
the photos before sending them to your friends. When the conversation
tab is opened, you can tap on the camera button and click on the image
from the camera. You will get a few icons on the top right, and you can
choose to either crop the photo, draw a doodle, enter a text or a
sticker to the photo. Then the picture message is ready to be sent.
5. Most viewed
There is an interesting feature in WhatsApp, although sadly it is
only available to Apple devices as of now. Android owners may have to
wait for a while. If you have iOS, you can go to ‘Settings’ and then
select ‘Account’ and then ‘Storage Usage’. There, you will be able to
see the total number of messages at the top of the page and also a list
of chats, which are ranked according to the number of messages sent to
the number. This helps you see who is your ‘best friend’, as in, to
which contact have you spoken the maximum number of lines.
Credits: Punch
When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
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