WhatsApp has stolen a fun feature from Telegram
WhatsApp is the world's most popular instant messaging app. WhatsApp has undergone many changes since two years. However, most of the new features it brings are inspired by its rival Telegram. Now it seems that WhatsApp has stolen another feature from Telegram.
WhatsApp will soon get animated emojis like Telegram.
According to a new report by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp has started testing animated emojis in chats. According to reports, the instant messaging platform will bring more fun emojis and stickers to the service. These animated emojis look very similar to the emojis found on Telegram. This feature will appear when you send an emoji, and WhatsApp will automatically convert a regular emoji into an animated one. It will also increase the size of the emoji to give it more prominence.
These animated emojis appear to have been created using Lottie. It's a library that makes it easy for designers to create simple animations while keeping file sizes small. Right now, the animated emojis have been spotted on the beta version of WhatsApp for desktop. However, this feature may soon make it to the beta version of WhatsApp for Android, iOS and MacOS.
This new beta version of WhatsApp also brings some minor changes, including a change in the text size for the About section under each contact. Due to the small size of the text, more information can be seen in the same view. Since the fall of Facebook, Meta has been rapidly adding features to WhatsApp.
WhatsApp will soon let you add details to forwarded files.
The most popular instant messaging app, WhatsApp, is trying to add new features to enhance the user experience. The latest report suggests that you will soon be able to add descriptions to forwarded files. Android Smartphones This feature helps users by eliminating the need to explain things over and over again.
The recipient can read the caption and understand the intent of the forwarded media. According to WABetaInfo, the ability to add custom descriptions to forwarded files and media is coming with WhatsApp beta v2.23.8.22.
There are some bugs in WhatsApp beta with file description.
Apparently, users will be able to get rid of WhatsApp's auto-generated file description and add their own text as the description of forwarded files. Although this WhatsApp custom description feature works like file captions, the new description will be sent as a separate message with its own description to the recipient, who will receive documents, photos, videos or other file types. This will also help the receiver to understand that it is not related to the original message.
Allowing additional descriptions to be added to the forwarded message will help increase the understanding of the forwarded media file. Reportedly, once you install the latest WhatsApp beta, this feature is enabled by default.
This will serve the same purpose of not having to repeat things to each recipient. This new feature is reportedly rolling out gradually to beta users and is available through the Google Play Store. However, users have reported facing issues like not being able to see others' status updates and issues while downloading videos.
WhatsApp is stealing one more fun feature from Telegram
WhatsApp, has been the world's most popular instant messaging service. Adding many features on its platform in the last two years. However, most of the new features it brings are.Inspired by its rival Telegram. Now it seems that WhatsApp has stolen another feature from Telegram.
WhatsApp will soon get animated emojis like Telegram.
According to oneNew report from WABetaInfoWhatsApp has started testing animated emojis in chats. According to reports, the instant messaging platform will bring more fun emojis and stickers to the service. These animated emojis look very similar to the emojis found on Telegram. This feature will appear when you send an emoji, and WhatsApp will automatically convert a regular emoji into an animated one. It will also increase the size of the emoji to give it more prominence.
It seems these animated emojis are made using Lottie. It is a library that makes it easier for designers to create simple animations while keeping file sizes small. Right now, animated emojis have been spotted on a beta version of WhatsApp For Desktop. However, the feature can soon make it to beta versions of WhatsApp for Android, iOS, and macOS.
This new beta version of WhatsApp also brings some minor changes, including a change to the text size for the About section under each contact. Due to the smaller text size, more information can be seen in the same view. Since the decline of Facebook started, Meta has been adding features to WhatsApp at a faster pace.
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