what you need to know
- The latest WhatsApp beta reveals interesting upcoming features for the messaging service.
- The messaging app could allow users to pin up to five chats instead of just one.
- Likewise, users can add up to three messages to a conversation – up from one message.
WhatsApp is testing new handy features in its latest beta version on Android phones. These include new features to pin more chats and messages in chats.
According to WABetaInfo, the latest beta version of WhatsApp for Android includes 2.24.6.13 The version, available through the Google Play Store, allows users to pin more than three chats on the messaging platform. This is a follow up to the pinned channel in the previous beta update tab (2.24.4.3), WABetaInfo points out.
Until now, the Meta-owned messaging platform only allowed users to pin a maximum of three chats. However, shared screenshots of the beta show up to five chats pinned to the Chats tab. The new feature is thought to help users prioritize chats or groups with which they interact frequently. It’s unclear if the feature will allow pinning more than five chats, as WABetaInfo says they can pin up to five chats.
On the other hand, WABetaInfo also shared another interesting feature that appears in another beta version of WhatsApp for Android 2.24.6.15 Version. It allows users to pin multiple messages in separate chats.
The new beta update reveals that users can pin up to three messages in a conversation. Furthermore, WABetaInfo notes that when a user attempts to pin a fourth message, the oldest pinned message is considered removed from the pinned list and a new one is added. Previously, WhatsApp users had to unpin the first pinned message to replace it with a new message.
Users who wish to save important messages from personal chats can now pin three messages per chat instead of one, which is a handy addition. This limit may be increased based on user behavior and feedback from beta testing.
As mentioned earlier, both features are currently active in the beta version of the aforementioned WhatsApp app. Users will have to wait for the official rollout, which may start soon. In the meantime, users can still test the feature by signing up for the beta version of the messaging platform.