Explore the top 9 WhatsApp features introduced this year, enhancing the user experience for Android and iOS users worldwide.
WhatsApp consistently introduces new and valuable features to elevate user experience. This year, significant enhancements have been made, focusing on privacy, utility, and expression. Here’s a comprehensive list of the standout features introduced on WhatsApp.
Top 9 Best WhatsApp Features
1. Hide your Online Status
A standout feature introduced by the Meta-owned platform this year is the option to conceal your online status within the app. This feature, found in the privacy settings, empowers users to control who can view their online presence. It’s worth noting that enabling this feature also restricts users from seeing the online status of others.
2. Hide your Display Picture from Specific people
Another notable addition to WhatsApp’s privacy features is the capability to conceal your display picture from specific individuals. This functionality allows users to hide their profile picture from both contacts and non-contacts alike. Furthermore, users have the option to hide their display picture from all connections if desired.
3. Message Yourself
WhatsApp has introduced another handy feature allowing users to message themselves. This feature enables users to send messages to their own number, facilitating the creation of reminders, to-do lists, and personal notes. Users can utilize this feature as a digital notepad, allowing them to pin important messages for easy access.
4. Add up to 32 people during a video call
One of the most useful improvements introduced by the company this year is the enhanced capability to add up to 32 participants in a video call. Additionally, users now have the ability to message or mute participants during the call. Other notable call features include the option to create and share call links, as well as in-call banner notifications.
5. Leave the WhatsApp group Silently
WhatsApp has introduced a feature that enables users to leave a group chat discreetly without notifying other participants. Previously, when a member left a group, everyone received a notification. With this update, only the group administrator will be informed, allowing users to depart quietly while remaining participants.
6. Communities
WhatsApp has introduced a new feature called Communities, which is particularly beneficial for large organizations like schools. This feature enables better communication within workplaces by consolidating multiple groups under one umbrella, facilitating streamlined interactions and coordination.
7. Emoji Reactions
WhatsApp introduced highly requested features this year, including emoji reactions, allowing users to instantly react to messages with any emoji. Additionally, users can create personalized avatars to use as profile pictures or send as custom stickers, enhancing expression and interaction on the platform.
8. In-chat Polls
WhatsApp has introduced several other important features, including in-chat polls, which allow users to create polls easily by tapping on the attachment icon in the chat.
9. Share files up to 2GBs
Additionally, WhatsApp offers other notable features such as the ability to share files up to 2GB in size, migrate chats between Android and iOS devices, fast playback for voice messages, and draft preview for voice messages.
