WhatsApp is the most used messaging service in the world by millions of people. For this reason, it is constantly updated with changes in its design and new features. The specialized website WABetainfo has just revealed the news that the platform has been working on.
According to the aforementioned portal, the WhatsApp beta update for Android 2.22.1.2 shows a new function in development that allows people to use the camera with a new interface.
As you can see in the screenshot below, WhatsApp finally rolls out the camera redesign and the new tabbed media picker (recent, gallery), for some testers installing the latest Android beta updates. Also, you can see that the media bar has not been removed.
New camera interface. Photo: WABetaInfo
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Communities tab
WhatsApp continues to work on new features for its users, both in Android like in iOS. Apparently, the platform is planning to replace the camera tab with a new one called communities, which we can already get a first look at thanks to this screenshot from WABetaInfo.
Communities on WhatsApp. Photo: WABetaInfo
When you open this tab and there are no communities created, the following description can be read: “A community brings together related groups and all your communities, or those that add you, will appear in this section.
The function communities not yet available in WhatsApp because it is in the development phase, therefore, it is not yet known exactly what it will offer us. However, if we take into account that this tool already exists in Telegram, we can assume that a community will allow us to reach everyone at once by sending messages to members, if we are an administrator of the group.
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WhatsApp receives the function to add contacts with QR code on Android phones
Through the WABetaInfo portal, it was announced that WhatsApp would receive the new function that allows users to add contacts using a QR code. This long-awaited feature was only available in the iOS beta. However, a recent report indicates that it can also be used on Android phones.
WhatsApp had recently enabled support for QR codes in the latest iOS beta updates in TestFlight and this Friday WhatsApp is officially rolling out the feature to all Android beta testers.
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How to convert WhatsApp audios into text messages
Thousands of users have been surprised to learn that there is a secret method that allows us to convert the audios that are sent to WhatsApp into text messages. This brilliant trick can be of great help when we are in class or in a work meeting and we cannot reproduce the voice notes that come to us.
For those users who want to know the content of voice messages without having to listen to them. We explain the amazing trick that you must apply to transcribe to text what they have sent us to WhatsApp in a simple and free way.
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WhatsApp: know the reasons why your group could be closed automatically
One of the most important features of WhatsApp is that it allows the creation of groups. The safest thing is that you have one with your family, co-workers, school friends, among other people. Although many think that these chats are permanent, the truth is that the company can close them automatically if it notices that the participants have committed some faults that they consider serious. Here we will detail some of them.
As detailed by Andro4all, a portal specialized in technology, WhatsApp will close the groups that have been reported by a good number of members. This usually happens in chats that are made up of people who do not know each other and who only share a common hobby such as soccer, comics, a series or movie, among other hobbies. It is enough that some users agree and that group could be suspended forever. Here the details.