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New WhatsApp features updates: What's changing in your app
WhatsApp has introduced a host of new features and updates across its Chats, Calls, and Updates tabs, enhancing how users connect and interact on the platform.
Chats: Enhanced expression and flexibility
The Chats tab, known for secure, encrypted conversations with friends and family, now includes several creative tools. Animated emojis have been introduced, adding motion to emojis to make interactions livelier,
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Users can also create animated stickers from their favorite videos with the new
animated sticker
maker
, taking personalisation to the next level. Another addition is
avatar social stickers
, which can be shared in one-on-one chats, but only with users who have avatars and are saved contacts.
Group creation is now easier than ever—users can start a group with just a name and add participants later either directly or via a shared link. Sending multiple photos or videos has also been upgraded: users can now add a shared caption, and recipients can react or reply to the collection as a whole or to individual media items.
Calls: Filters and effects add fun to video interactions
In the Calls tab, WhatsApp has introduced
six new filters
and
six fun effects
for video calls and photo captures. The update aims to make visual communication more dynamic and engaging.
The Calls tab also continues to serve as a hub for making calls, sharing call links, and accessing call history.
Updates: More control over status and channels
The Updates tab, which houses Status and Channels, brings more ways to interact.
Photo polls
now allow channel admins to attach images to each poll option, making polls more visual and engaging.
Users can also
star favorite channel updates
for easy access later. In addition, WhatsApp now supports
group mentions in Status
. When a group is mentioned, all members are notified in the group chat and can reshare the Status to their own.
WhatsApp encourages users to stay tuned, as more features and improvements are on the way.
