News & Reviews:   WhatsApp iOS

In an effort to level the playing field and give every user a fair shot at claiming their ideal username, WhatsApp is developing a username reservation system. The feature — currently under development and not yet available to beta testers — will let people lock in their preferred username before the full username feature launches, tackling a long-standing challenge of early adopters securing the most popular names.

If you ever wished you could share a music track with someone during a WhatsApp video call, then your wish may just be granted soon. This is because such a feature is currently in development by the Meta-owned messaging platform.

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is currently testing a new feature that would allow users to send a voice note that can only be opened once. Spotted in the latest beta version of the WhatsApp app, read on to find out more about the upcoming feature.

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is currently testing out a new feature, which is the ability to pin messages to the top of chats. Spotted in the latest Android beta version of the app, read on to find out more about the feature.

After rolling out HD photo support last week, WhatsApp today releases another highly-requested feature to users: HD video support. Rolling out gradually to both iOS and Android users, read on to find out more.

We have talked about WhatsApp Companion mode before and according to a new update from a source, the feature is currently in WhatsApp Beta for Android. Not only that but we also learn that this mode allows a single account to link up to four devices at the same time.

WhatsApp is currently in the midst of rolling out a new feature to all its users that would allow them to chat with themselves. Aptly called ‘Message Yourself’, the feature was previously spotted on the beta version of WhatsApp by WABetaInfo but has now been officially ported to the full version of the messaging app.

Popular messaging platform WhatsApp is currently testing a new feature on the iOS version of the app that would block users from taking screenshots of photos or videos sent using the ‘View Once’ feature. Spotted on the latest beta version of the app for iOS, the feature blocks both screenshots and screen recordings of ‘View Once’ media sent on the platform.

Popular messaging platform WhatsApp is currently testing out a new feature on its app in regards to group chats. Spotted on the latest version of WhatsApp beta for iOS, users can now see past participants of their groups at the group info section