We recommend using WiFi for larger files and we'll display a counter while uploading or downloading to let you know how long your transfer will take. This is an increase from the previous limit of 100MB and we think will be helpful for collaboration among small businesses and school groups. In addition, you can now send files within WhatsApp up to 2GB in size at a time, protected by end-to-end encryption. We'll continue improving them by adding an even broader range of expressions in the future. Reactions are fun, fast, and they reduce overload in groups too. We're excited to share that emoji reactions are now available on the latest version of the app. The feedback we've received so far has been very positive and we can't wait to get many new features into people's hands. WhatsApp is now introducing a unread chat filter.Īs we announced last month with our vision for Communities on WhatsApp, we're now building for organizations, businesses, and other close-knit groups to communicate securely and get things done on WhatsApp.Once disabled, new messages sent in the chat will no longer disappear. How do you disable disappearing messages?Įither user can disable disappearing messages at any time. Once enabled, new messages in the chat will disappear after the duration you select. Messages sent or received before disappearing messages is enabled won't be affected.Įither user can enable disappearing messages in an individual chat. The most recent selection controls new messages in the chat. Once enabled, new messages sent in the chat will disappear after the duration you select. You can choose to have messages disappear after 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days. You can send messages that disappear on WhatsApp by enabling disappearing messages. Some new features for group calls on: You can now mute or message specific people on a call (great if someone forgets to mute themselves!), and we've added a helpful indicator so you can more easily see when more people join large calls.
We've added support for you to use any emoji you want (in any skin tone). Reactions on WhatsApp are now even better. On group calls, you can mute others or message them by long pressing on their tile.Increased the group participant limit to 512.
Offline Messages: Even if you miss your push notifications or turn off your iPhone, WhatsApp will save your messages offline until you retrieve them during the next application use.
Your contacts who already have WhatsApp Messenger will be automatically displayed under Favorites, similar to a buddy list. No need to add buddies: Your Address Book is used to automatically connect you with your contacts.With push notifications WhatsApp is always on and always connected.