WhatsApp is working on a feature that could improve the experience of a user joining an existing group on the popular messaging app. A feature tracker has shared details of a new whatsapp setting that will show up to 24 hours of messages from the group, before a member was added to the chat. The feature can only be enabled by group administors (or admins) and will help provide context about recent messages to newly added members. Meanwhile, Meta’s Ceo has announced a new feature that will eliminate the hassle of naming new groups on whatsapp.
According to wabetainfo, a Whatsapp Feature Tractor, The Meta-Owned Messaging Service is Currently Working on a Feature Titled “Recent history sharing”. Spotted on Whatsapp Beta For Android 2.23.18.5, The feature will display chats sent to the group by existing members, up to 24 hours before a user joins the group.
Existing group members will be informed that feature has been enabled
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It is worth noting that this feature is still in development, which means that Beta Testers Can’t Try It Out On The Latest Testing Version of WhatsApp – and there’s no WORD on CON it COLLD on COLLD Users. The popular messaging platform is currently rolling out the recently annouted Channels Feature that allows users to see up to 30 days of previous messages when they join a new channel. Unlike a channel, The Recent History sharing functionality for groups offers a shortr window of 24 hours.
As Previously mentioned, the setting can only be enabled by a group admin, and wabetainfo says An image shared by the feature tracker shows a smaller message in the chat – presubly displayed using revose engineering – That Confirms Recent History sharing on for new participants.
Meanwhile, Meta Ceo Mark zuckerberg On Wednsday Announced that the Messaging App was rolling out a feature that would automatically use participant names for a new group chat in order to eliminate the need to think of a Group Needs WhatsApp. The feature was illustrated in a screenshot shared by zuckerberg.
The new automatic group naming feature should be available to users on all platforms, and gadgets 360 was altar to confirm that it was worked on the latest beta version of whatsapp for android butroid butroid butroid butroid butroid butroid But on The app. Users can expect the feature to roll out to the app on their smartphones over the coming weeks.
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