WhatsApp’s latest feature, Custom Lists, permits the creation of custom categories for chat filtering. Previously, WhatsApp had only three chat filters: Unread, Favorites, and Groups. These filters were uneditable, so users could only filter conversations by preassigned categories. With Custom List, WhatsApp users can create new categories and sort chats using custom filters. For instance,…
WhatsApp is introducing a new way for users to save and manage contacts on their devices. The instant messaging platform now lets users create a cloud-based contact list different from their device’s phonebook. Adding a contact on WhatsApp requires scanning the person’s QR code or saving their phone number to your device. The new feature…
WhatsApp status is now more intimate with “Status Likes” and “Private Mentions.” The latest WhatsApp update lets users like a contact’s status or mention people in a status they create. The Meta-owned instant messaging platform Beta-tested these features for weeks before the global rollout. Status likes and mentions are live in the WhatsApp mobile and…
About a year ago, WhatsApp released a privacy feature that silences unknown callers. Now, WhatsApp is developing a similar message-focused variation to help users block messages from unknown or unsaved numbers. WhatsApp introduced the feature (dubbed “Block unknown account messages”) in an earlier Android beta release (2.24.17.14). However, all beta testers can now access and…