{"id":1935,"date":"2020-09-10T09:13:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T07:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=366820"},"modified":"2020-09-10T09:13:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T07:13:17","slug":"new-whatsapp-features-coming-to-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interwebdev.co.za\/index.php\/2020\/09\/10\/new-whatsapp-features-coming-to-android\/","title":{"rendered":"New WhatsApp features coming to Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Whatsapp-on-phone-in-hand.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>WhatsApp has added a number of new features to the beta version of its Android messaging app.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report by <a href=\"https:\/\/wabetainfo.com\/whatsapp-beta-for-android-2-20-200-3-whats-new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WABetaInfo<\/strong><\/a>, WhatsApp is working on a new Catalogue shortcut and call button for business chats, as well as WhatsApp Doodles for chat wallpapers.<\/p>\n<p>The Catalogue shortcut is a quick shortcut within business chats that allows customers to easily access a business\u2019s products via a dedicated icon.<\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp is also working on a new Call button for business chats which combined the voice and video call shortcuts previously available from the chat screen.<\/p>\n<p>When this button is tapped, it will allow the user to choose between voice and video calls.<\/p>\n<p>WABetaInfo speculated that this functionality could roll out to consumer chats once implemented in the future.<\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp is also working on a feature named Add WhatsApp Doodles, which allows you to customise chat wallpapers with faded sticker outlines.<\/p>\n<p>This functionality will be available as a toggle under the Wallpaper settings menu.<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cScary Messages\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>WABetaInfo recently <a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/security\/366388-beware-scary-messages-circulating-on-whatsapp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>reported<\/strong><\/a> on a number of dangerous messages circulating on WhatsApp which will cause your application to freeze or crash when they are displayed.<\/p>\n<p>These messages, which WABetaInfo has called \u201cscary messages,\u201d comprise a variety of weird characters which seemingly make no sense.<\/p>\n<p>They cause WhatsApp to either interpret the message incorrectly or leave it unable to render the message completely.<\/p>\n<p>This results in an infinite crash which can only be fixed by reinstalling the application.<\/p>\n<p>WABetaInfo suggests that you set your group privacy settings to \u201cMy Contacts\u201d so that unknown contacts can\u2019t add you to groups with these crash codes.<\/p>\n<h3>Now read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/366656-android-11-launched-all-the-new-features.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Android 11 launched \u2013 All the new features<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/366820-new-whatsapp-features-coming-to-android.html\">Source: MyBroadband<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WhatsApp has added a number of new features to the beta version of its Android messaging app. According to a report by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is working on a new Catalogue shortcut and call button for business chats, as well as WhatsApp Doodles for chat wallpapers. 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