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It's been almost a year since WhatsApp introduced the View Once for photos and videos. Now, the WhatsApp team is reportedly bringing back the feature for the desktop version as it was previously removed last year.

A few hours ago, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on his Facebook page that WhatsApp Channels had surpassed 500 million monthly users. For the uninitiated, Channels is a section in the app that helps people get the updates they want from their favourite teams, organizations and people, directly on WhatsApp.

Voice chat is not something new but in this short news, WhatsApp just announced that the voice chat will be rolled out to large group chats. Large groups are referred to as chat rooms with 33 people or more.

Back in July, WhatsApp Channels was launched in Malaysia to have private broadcasts with your customers or fans. Just a few hours ago, Mark Zuckerberg announced that WhatsApp Channels will finally be rolling out globally with more new channels that people can follow. 

WhatsApp desktop has been around for quite a long time. In fact, it's been around even before 2020. Apple Mac users were left wondering if it would ever come but it's official. Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed the new WhatsApp app for Mac. 

Finally, after two months - WhatsApp is now rolling out HD Photos globally as we speak. In the next few weeks, we can also expect to see HD Videos launching alongside this new function.

In WhatsApp, you can choose to send a text or voice message to your friends and family (duh). But there is another new way - sending video messages. According to the WhatsApp team, video messages have begun rolling out and will be available globally in the coming weeks.

As the title suggests, the WhatsApp smartwatch app is now available on Wear OS. It was announced by Mark Zuckerberg a few hours ago via his Meta Channel broadcast.

It's not common to be annoyed or puzzled whenever you get an unknown number calling or messaging you on WhatsApp. So to improve privacy further, the WhatsApp team added two new updates - Silence Unknown Callers and Privacy Checkup.

The update is finally here. Mark Zuckerberg has just announced that you can now edit your WhatsApp messages if there's a typo or mistake in your sentence. However, you can only do so for up to 15 minutes after.