Top WhatsApp features coming soon to IOS, Android users 

Produced by: Priya Singh 
Designed by: Mohsin

From new feature in disappearing messages to audio chat, here are top the WhatsApp features to look out for

Top upcoming WhatsApp
features

Users will see a new wave-like icon on the top right corner alongside video icon for audio chat

Audio Chat

Users will get 15 minutes to edit a particular message without having to re-send a message. If 15 minutes are over and you couldn’t edit it, you can use ‘Delete for Everyone’ option

Edit Message

‘Disappearing Messages’ will have 15 new durations. They will include 1 year, 180 days, 60 days, 30 days, 21 days, 14 days, 6 days, 5 days, 4 days, 3 days, 2 days, 12 hours, 6 hours, 3 hours and 1 hour

Updated ‘Disappearing Messages’

Just like Telegram’s video note, users can record a 60 second video message and share with WhatsApp users just like audio notes

Short video message

This feature will allow users to users to see a list of groups they have in common with the contact they are searching for

‘Groups in Common’

To better identify group members, WhatsApp will soon show display picture alongside each message in the group chats

Profile picture in Group Chats

WhatsApp might soon allow users to extract text from images. They can copy the text and use it wherever they want

Text detection

This feature will allow users to silence calls from unknown users on the app while still showing them in the call list and notifications

Silence unknown calls

This will allow users to change text alignment, change the text background colour and more

Text Editor