Another novelty from WhatsApp! The most popular messenger in brazil is testing a feature that will be shown Username in groups instead of phone number. The change was announced by the WABetaInfo portal, as usual.
With this change, users will be able to more easily identify who sent a message in a group, if they don’t already have the person’s contact in the app’s agenda.
the name Shown will be the one added to the profile, depending on the version of the user. However, the number will still be visible in the chat info. That is, only the current display order will be changed.
Option to approve user entry in groups
Recently, WABetaInfo announced that the messenger is a novelty related to groups. Administrators can enable the option to approve users who want to join the group.
Therefore, when the setting is activated, the interested party will be able to join the group only after approval of his request. However, if the option is not enabled, anyone will be able to join messenger.
The function of muting the caller is unknown
According to the portal, the new feature will be in the Settings section. Hence, to use it, you will need to activate it. With the tool already enabled, only spam calls will be listed in Call Center and Notifications.
However, it is important to note that the new functionality to silence unknown numbers is still under development and has not been made available to beta users. Therefore, if no serious problems are found, it will be launched for testing.
Transcribing phonemes into texts
A function that will be very useful to users WhatsApp About to be released. Soon, a tool to transcribe voice notes to texts will be available. In this way, those who do not want to listen to the voice messages, because they are too long, can convert them into text messages.
WhatsApp tests updates that would “change” the username in groups – Image: Playback.
According to WABetaInfo, the feature is already in development. In short, the audios will be automatically transcribed within the app itself. In addition, it will be possible to convert to other languages, however, it will be necessary to download them as additional languages and include them in the messaging platform.
However, it is worth noting that the option to play audio will remain standard on WhatsApp. Therefore, the transcription function must be activated by the user after selecting the audio he wants to read. Moreover, since it is still under development, there is no release date for all messaging users.
However, it is worth noting that the option to play audio will remain standard on WhatsApp. Therefore, the transcription function must be activated by the user after selecting the audio he wants to read. Moreover, since it is still under development, there is no release date for all messaging users.
Feature to edit sent messages
a WhatsApp Tests a feature that many users expect. Soon, it will be possible to edit messages already sent on the messaging platform. However, the functionality is still under development in the beta version of the messenger for iOS.
According to the site information WABetaInfoAfter the message is sent, the user will have up to 15 minutes to correct any errors or add some information. However, for this, it will be necessary for the app to be in its latest version, remembering that the feature is being tested in the iOS version.
In addition, it is possible that there will be a new update that will allow you to modify subtitles for media, whether they are images or videos. However, no There is no official prediction of when the functionality will arrive in the final version. Likewise, it is not known if it will be exclusive to iOS or if it will also be implemented on Android.
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