Instant messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly planning to announce a brand new characteristic that can permit customers to search out companies close by. WhatsApp tracker, WABetaInfo, stated that the characteristic has been rolled out for some folks in So Paulo and might be rolled out to extra folks sooner or later.
According to WABetaInfo, this new characteristic might be obtainable for each iOS and Android customers. WhatsApp customers will be capable to seek for lodges, eating places, grocery or outfitters, or any enterprise close by. “When you search for something within WhatsApp, there will be a new section called ‘Business Nearby’: When you select the category, the results for business accounts will be filtered based on your preferences,” WABetaInfo stated.
This characteristic is not obtainable but, however it will likely be obtainable in a future replace for individuals who can already use Business Directory.
Meanwhile, WhatsApp is testing a brand new in-app digital camera interface for Android units. The new interface adjustments how the digital camera seems to be throughout motion and permits customers to see what they’re capturing.
Earlier this month, WhatsApp additionally introduced a brand new characteristic for voice messages, which allows customers to hear earlier than sending voice messages.
Not solely this, the corporate is now stopping unknown contacts from seeing the person’s final seen and on-line standing. While the messaging app already offers customers the choice to cover their final seen and on-line particulars, there are some third-party apps that may nonetheless monitor your actions and new privateness measures are aimed toward stopping them.
Additionally, the Meta-owned messaging app is predicted to fully redesign the chat bubble with extra rounded, bigger and colourful bubbles.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
