
It allows the WhatsApp image notification to expand and collapse to show the picture. However, the feature will only work on devices running Android 9.0 Pie or later. WhatsApp is testing inline image notifications in Android beta version 2.18.291, according to a WABetaInfo report. Post downloading a pack, people will reportedly be able to use stickers from it even when offline. Just like Facebook Messenger, users will need to download sticker packs for the first time. Stickers for WhatsApp was announced at Facebook’s F8 conference earlier this year. The stickers feature will be available in future. WhatsApp has added a new stickers pack: it’s called “Biscuit”.

It also posted the preview of the sticker pack and claims that it will be available in the future build. Now, the site reports that a new sticker pack under the moniker ‘Biscuit’ has been added to the messaging platform. According to a previous report by WABetaInfo, sticker preview was available for WhatsApp Android beta version 2.18.218. WhatsApp could get its own set of stickers and the feature is anticipated for quite some time. The company officially insists that ads on Status for iOS will not weaken the end-to-end encryption. WABetaInfo claims that the messaging app plans implement ads on the iOS version. WhatsApp plans to add advertisements to the Status feature, which will reportedly be similar to Stories on Instagram. WhatsApp users can decrease or increase the size of the video bubble, or move it around the phone’s screen. The feature lets users watch YouTube, Instagram and Facebook videos in WhatsApp app itself.Īlso read: Reliance Jio, WhatsApp partner to educate JioPhone users on the messaging appįacebook, Instagram, and YouTube videos will open in a small window within WhatsApp in chat window of the user who has sent the link. The video bubble will include play/pause, close and fullscreen controls as well.


As per a WABetaInfo report, it can be accessed on WhatsApp Android beta version 2.18.301. PiP feature is again something that is present on iOS, but it could soon be made available for Android users. It lets users quickly respond to a specific message by simply swiping it towards the right side, which will directly open the message in the reply context. This means users will not need to long press a message and click on the reply icon to reply to a specific message in a chat or a group. It was recently spotted in Android beta version 2.18.300, suggesting it could soon be rolled out for Android users as well. Swipe to reply is already available for WhatsApp iOS users.
