WhatsApp is arguably the most popular messaging service in the world, and the messaging platform has just announced a string of new features that will be rolled out in the coming weeks many of which were part of a preplanned strategy and some of which have been prioritized and a big part of the reason why that is the case has to do with the fact that the covid-19 pandemic has made certain features a lot more useful than others.
One feature in particular that has been prioritized due to the pandemic is an update to video calling. With Zoom seeing a pretty astronomical rise in the past few months because of the fact that it was uniquely positioned to help those that were social distancing, quarantining and isolating themselves to stay in touch with their friends and loved ones. Group video calling is now possible, and you can start a video call with up to eight people at a time. These video calls would be encrypted, and the features contained therein are quite reminiscent of Zoom with one particular feature being that you would be able to tap on a member’s video to maximize it. This is being done to help Facebook compete with Zoom as well as Google which it is attempting to do through a wide variety of platforms that it owns and operates.
Some other new features that you are going to get are animated stickers which are sure to be a success since stickers help you add a lot more personality to your overall conversations since text on its own doesn’t do a lot to help your tone get across. Another feature involves the ability to add contacts on WhatsApp using a QR code. People that use WhatsApp on desktop are also going to be quite pleased due to the reason that they would now be able to use dark mode while they are using the desktop version of this messaging platform.
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One feature in particular that has been prioritized due to the pandemic is an update to video calling. With Zoom seeing a pretty astronomical rise in the past few months because of the fact that it was uniquely positioned to help those that were social distancing, quarantining and isolating themselves to stay in touch with their friends and loved ones. Group video calling is now possible, and you can start a video call with up to eight people at a time. These video calls would be encrypted, and the features contained therein are quite reminiscent of Zoom with one particular feature being that you would be able to tap on a member’s video to maximize it. This is being done to help Facebook compete with Zoom as well as Google which it is attempting to do through a wide variety of platforms that it owns and operates.
Some other new features that you are going to get are animated stickers which are sure to be a success since stickers help you add a lot more personality to your overall conversations since text on its own doesn’t do a lot to help your tone get across. Another feature involves the ability to add contacts on WhatsApp using a QR code. People that use WhatsApp on desktop are also going to be quite pleased due to the reason that they would now be able to use dark mode while they are using the desktop version of this messaging platform.
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