9 things that will change the way you use WhatsApp

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9 things that will change the way you use WhatsApp

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• VACATION MODE
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• NOTIFICATION
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• FEATURES
• CHAT

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Vacation Mode

This is also a feature that is under works. It is said to be based on the ‘Silent mode’ that has reportedly started rolling out to customers. This feature archives the chats for as long as the user wants.

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Expandable group participants list

This feature available in WhatsApp for Android hides the entire list of members in the group and instead shows a ‘More’ text, tapping on which will reveal the rest of the list.

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Chat Stickers

WhatsApp is said to be working on new chat stickers for a while now. We have seen some screenshots on the web by some users but it is still not there in beta mode. It shows up in the inbuilt emoji section inside the app.

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Linked Accounts

WhatsApp is said to be working on something called as ‘Linked Accounts’. The feature’s purpose is not yet known however, it is being assumed that one can use it to recover passwords of other linked accounts.

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Swipe to Reply (Android)

Swipe to Reply is one such feature that is already there on iOS devices and is in the beta version on WhatsApp for Android. You can simply swipe right on the message and start typing a reply.

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Advertisements in WhatsApp Status

Several reports online have pointed out to the fact that Facebook may bring advertisements to WhatsApp in the form of Status updates. One of the reports cites a WhatsApp executive saying that Facebook already had plans to bring ads to WhatsApp even before it acquired the app.

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PiP mode for videos

The Picture-in-Picture mode has been there in the beta version of WhatsApp for Android for a while now. It was already there on the iOS platform. This will let users continue watching videos even while scrolling through the chat thread.

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Possible Dark Mode

Last month, WA Beta info confirmed in a tweet that WhatsApp has started working on a Dark Theme. Some concept images were also shared later but since then nothing has been confirmed. The feature is also not there in the beta version. Only time will tell when this cosmetic change will roll out.

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Message recall limit increase

While you already have the ability to delete messages after sending them within an hour, this update would let you delete messages within 13 hours. This is still in testing phases.