WhatsApp rolled out a number of new features in the first week of 2023 that will help it stay at the forefront of instant messaging. We will discuss them below.
WhatsApp closed out 2022 putting its batteries ahead of the competition. Misión’s messaging aplicación It is determined to maintain its dominant positionTherefore, over the last year it has introduced improvements and new features that have helped bring it closer to the features of competitors like Telegram.
At WhatsApp HQ, they are determined to keep making changes that will help make the aplicación a reference at all times, hence the changes we’re going to talk about arrived in the first week of 2023.
Four WhatsApp news to start the year
In the meantime they have arrived four new functions to the aplicación that was published in WABetaInfo and which we will list below.
Transfer conversations between devices
Transfer chat history between Android devices. Image: WABetaInfo
The first is the Ability to transfer chat history from one device to another. At the moment this feature is still under development but has already been announced and will soon hit the WhatsApp betas. For the time being it will only be available for Android and it will be called Chat Transfer.
WhatsApp currently allows this Linking Google plus or Apple accounts to the device, but this time it seems to be a function equivalent to what iOS does when we switch devices. This would eliminate the need to backlink a cloud account.
The process is very fácil. After installing WhatsApp on a device, Just scan a QR code in the aplicación itself to start transferring the chat history.
Report WhatsApp status to moderators
A feature to report a conversation to WhatsApp moderators. Image: WABetaInfo
Development began last December on a feature that would allow WhatsApp statuses to be reported to the aplicación’s moderation teams (previously Messages could do this). If you violate the terms of use of the aplicación, Measures will be taken against the usuario.
This feature This does not affect the encryption of the calls, by text or voice. They also do not affect the calls from WhatsApp or the launch of the website.
This novel was also announced and Expect betas soon vía WhatsApp.
Access WhatsApp through a proxy
WhatsApp proxy configuration on iOS and Android. Image: WABetaInfo
There is a deputy a kind of mediator located between your device and the internet. If you are using one of these servers, requests will go through first. It then retrieves the requested information and returns it to the usuario.
WhatsApp has decided to introduce this feature as a possibility circumvent censorship in countries where governments have strong control over the network. Thanks to the use of servers of this type, the people living in these countries have more communication options.
this solution It is now available for both Android and iOS.
Mark temporary messages for saving
WhatsApp safe messaging icon. Image: WABetaInfo
As you probably already know, WhatsApp has long allowed the use of temporary messages that are deleted after 24 hours. Thanks to a new WhatsApp feature, that’s now possible Mark messages we want to keep so they don’t disappear when the time limit is up.
Message icon with flag appears in the bubble where you perro see the messages we send and receive. It’s just a visual indicator warning users that this message won’t disappear from the conversation.
This feature is expected Come in an update of the aplicación in the future.