Maintaining the essence of privacy and its intuitive nature, WhatsApp launched several new features throughout 2024 to make your conversations more personal and fun. Here are some useful resources that you may have overlooked this year
Organize like a master!
Now you canmanage contactsthrough WhatsApp Web, Windows or any linked device. Furthermore, the option to save contacts exclusively on WhatsApp makes it easier to switch devices! As Custom Listsand the option ofFavoritesthey also arrived to help keep the most important conversations at the touch of a button. Other news that helped organize users was the ability to search messages by date and the functionalityMessage Drafts, what makes unfinished texts stay at the top of the list, ensuring that they are not forgotten
Being close just got even easier (and more fun)
The new functionalityEventsallows creating events, track attendance confirmations and receive automatic reminders. The details are always accessible on the group's information page, facilitating access. Video calls now support up to32 people – and you can have fun withFilters and Backgroundsthat match your mood. WhatsApp has also increased the reliability of calls with the MLow codec. On mobile devices, the noise and echo cancellation has been improved, making conversations clearer even in noisy environments. Video calls have gained a higher resolution for those with faster connections, providing an even smoother and higher quality experience
The year audios gained subtitles
Brazil, the king of audio messages on WhatsApp (sending 4x more than any other country!), now it hasautomatic transcriptions of voice messages. Perfect for following conversations in noisy environments or avoiding listening to those long audio messages. The transcriptions are rendered on the device, ensuring that everything remains end-to-end encrypted. This means that no one else, not even WhatsApp, can you see, to hear or read the messages
Follow what really matters to you
Staying on top of your favorite topics just got easier: explore Channels by browsingCategorieslike People, Organizations, Lifestyle, Sports, Entertainment, Business and News and Information. Did you like the content? Just forward it to a conversation or publish it directly on yourStatus.
Safety is a priority around here
Youcontext cardsthey arrived at the groups bringing more information, who added you, how long ago was the group created and who created it. Based on this information, you can decide whether to stay or leave the group and review some of the security tools available to keep yourself safe on WhatsApp. The novelty arrived supporting existing resources, assilence unknown calls, locked conversations, privacy controlin the application and settingswho can add you to groups.
Express your emotions in a more creative way!
Transform yourphotos on stickersor explore the extensive collection ofGIPHYfull of amazing options, everything on WhatsApp! If you are the Creator of a Channel, now you can shareVoice Updateswith your followers, resource that has been very popular. And there's more: now a Channel can have up to16 administrators, making creation and management much easier
Your AI assistant is ready to lend a helping hand
With theMeta AI, you can ask any question to explore new topics or even resolve that discussion in the group. To begin, just start a conversation with the assistant or tag @MetaAI in any chat. And it doesn't stop there! Meta AI can also generate amazing images with the command/imaginestraight in the chat.
Pix integrated into the profile
WhatsApp recently announced a feature developed especially for Brazilian users: the option to add their Pix key directly to their profile. The new button will be available below the profile picture, facilitating information for those who need to make a transfer, without the need for the famous question: "what is your Pix"?”. The novelty is optional and will begin to be implemented gradually in Brazil by the end of January.
New ways to format your messages
Added to Bold, Italic, Strikethrough and Monospaced, WhatsApp wonfour new formatting optionstext to help the user organize and create their messages. Now, it is possible to communicate more effectively with a list of items, numbered list, block quote and embedded code, frequently used by developers who need to share snippets of code or commands.
The always modern WhatsApp, simple and accessible
2024 was also a year of some design updates, like a change of colors, of icons and illustrations, in addition to a new bottom navigation bar, native and modern, no Android. All the changes were designed to keep WhatsApp simple, reliable and private, focusing on a design perspective that creates intuitive and clear flows, that work universally, and help people connect, while protecting users' privacy. Idit Yaniv, Head of Design at WhatsApp, told everything about these decisions in apost, showing how any updates, small or large, can impact the way 2 billion people communicate around the world.
