WhatsApp for iPhone just got 3 cool upgrades you need to try

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A New Year and plenty of new updates

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WhatsApp continues to roll out exciting innovations to its messenger, not to mention privacy-enhancing features that bringnew visibility optionsto users. The latest release to WhatsApp foriOSis no different, bringing with it some stellar updates and a variety of new tricks that often slip under the radar.

WhatsApp version 22.1.71 is the latest version that is currently accessible for most users, sitting in the TestFlight Beta Program which is where most new features are trialed before they are rolled out en masse.

1. Design

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WABetaInfo Chat Design

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This is available when the user taps the same button “Start New Chat” at the top right. As you can see from WABetaInfo’s image, the removal of the options makes the page look far less congested and more user-friendly, which is something we saw a lot of towards the tail end of 2021.

2. Mentions

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Mentions, as well, will look different in this upcoming update. The current setup sees users informed about an in-app mention whenever they receive one, but it doesn’t provide any contextual information around what the message contains.

Now, WhatsApp will begin to display information relating to what the message contains. This is useful as it lets users glean essential nuggets of information from a message before they open it, whereas previously users could be inclined to glaze over these notifications and potentially miss something important.