After introducing voicemail, WhatsApp for Android is now
getting some new additional features in its latest beta update. This includes
the ability to write and draw on images, just like Snapchat, and a front-facing
flash.
In the latest beta version,
WhatsApp for Android brings updates to its camera. If you take a photo from the
camera through the WhatsApp app, additional editing tools now pop up after the
photo is clicked.
The new pencil and the 'T' buttons on screen allow WhatsApp
users to scribble, draw, and write on top of the photo in different colours
using the colour picker. This feature was first introduced by Snapchat, and
Instagram later also introduced it alongside another Snapchat-like feature
called Instagram Stories.
There's also a new front-facing
flash that has been introduced in the beta version 2.16.264. This enables a
white flash-like effect on the screen when taking selfies for better low light
photography. It's worth noting that both the features are exclusive to the
camera used within WhatsApp, and not when photos are taken from the smartphone
camera app.
WhatsApp for Android recently
also introduced the ability to send or forward messages to multiple people in
one go. Earlier, messages could be sent or forwarded only to one person at a
time, now multiple users can be selected at one go.
All of these features are in
beta, and in order to use them, you need
to register for the Google Play
beta testing program for WhatsApp, and then download the latest build from the
store. Alternatively, you can even download the signed apk file from APK Mirror,
though the first method is preferred if you'd like to receive all betas
straight from WhatsApp.
WhatsApp is also reportedly
working on introducing video
calling, and support for gif image sharing, and looking to release them soon.
Apart from the voicemail feature, WhatsApp recently brought bigger emojis, and the ability to zoom
in and out when recording video via
the app.
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