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WhatsApp is testing username reservation and four-digit keys in its Android beta, allowing users to connect without sharing phone numbers. Alongside AI features and call scheduling, Meta plans message limits for non-responding contacts to curb spam and improve privacy.

Last month, the platform had released another bug-fix update to address a sorting chats issue on Android beta.

With this feature, the group admins can gain assistance in monitoring the group even when they are not there.

According to WABetaInfo, beta users will notice a new voice waveform icon in group chats. Tapping on the waveform icon will initiate the voice chat, displaying a dedicated interface for the conversation.

The platform will ask for the user's email address to protect and verify their account, reports WABetaInfo.

As per WABetaInfo, beta users will notice a 'create group' icon on the forwarding screen, enabling them to swiftly create a new group.

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has released a bug-fix update to address emoji keyboard crash on Android beta.

There is a new section under development related to the group suggestions feature, reports WABetaInfo.

Due to the app's apparent lack of official availability, some users have already attempted to force the installation of WhatsApp on the virtual reality device.

This new feature will improve the users' privacy as it will help users to lock their most private chats within the chat's contact or group info, reports WABetaInfo.

This feature will also include several advantages, such as reducing interruptions and potentially avoiding spam calls

The new feature will allow users to report status updates that might violate the platform's Terms of Service, in addition to the already available feature to report messages, reports WABetaInfo.

New Delhi: After iOS beta testing, Meta-owned WhatsApp has started testing screenshot blocking on Android beta now that will prevent users from taking screenshots to view once images and videos, the media reported. Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced three new privacy features on WhatsApp, giving users more control over their conversations and […]

According to WABetainfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp in Beta, all these features are in WhatsApp 2.20.201.10 beta for Android and are yet to be rolled out for all users in a stable release.