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Whatsapp Latest Update and New Features - May 2016
A few hours ago, a new WhatsApp update has been released
And new features have been launched
Let's see what these new features are
Hello, My name is Aekta
The latest version of WhatsApp has been launched today
On Android phones this version is 2.16.57
I will show you these new features on my Samsung Note 4 which is an android phone
The first new feature is that you can reply to messages directly from notifications
You don't need to open WhatsApp and the chat to respond
Let's see an example
This is my WhatsApp and I have already updated it
I will send a message here from my other phone
Please pay attention at the top in the notification area
I have sent a message from my other phone - "Hi"
If you pay attention there is a reply button in the notification window on top
So I don't need to open my WhatsApp and open the chat to reply to the message
I can reply to the message directly from notifications itself
The message is in the notifications
Click on the message and the chat opens up
You can reply through the chat or you could reply directly through the notification itself
Let's come out of WhatsApp
Let's see how this works
I have sent another test message on WhatsApp from my other phone
Click on the reply button in the notifications window
A new pop up window opens
Type the reply message in the pop up window and send
So I didn't need to open the chat to reply to the message
I was able to reply to the message directly from the notifications window
For this to work the notifications for your WhatsApp should be enabled
If the settings in the app are such that notifications are disabled then you won't see any notifications on top
What does this mean?
Click on Settings and scroll down to Application Manager
Click on Application Manager and you should see all your applications here
WhatsApp will be right at the bottom
Click to open WhatsApp
The box next to Show Notifications has been checked meaning notifications are enabled
If you unselect the box, notifications will be disabled and you cannot use this feature
I was facing the same issue on my phone earlier and I was unable to view the notifications on top
If you want to view the notifications on top so you can reply directly from there
then please ensure that this box is checked
The 2nd new feature is that on opening the quick camera button you can view your camera roll or images
and you can select them and post them on the chat
What does this mean?
Let's open WhatsApp
Click on a chat
Click on the camera button
This is the quick camera button
If I click on this , the new change is in the highlighted area
The photos in my gallery are displayed here
The camera roll was not displayed here previously
The camera roll display has been introduced in this version
This camera roll feature was not available earlier
and you had to select the images from the image gallery or image folder
You may save some time with this feature
The 3rd new feature is the introduction of solid color wallpapers
You could put wallpapers in the background of your WhatsApp chats previously
The new feature is the introduction of solid color options for wallpapers
What does this mean?
This is our chat. Let's click on the icon with the 3 dots on top
The menu opens up and choose the wallpaper option
Click on wallpaper and a tray opens up
You can choose a wallpaper from your images gallery or from the whatsApp wallpaper library
The new option that has been introduced is Solid Color
If you click on this a no. of options for solid color wallpapers will open up
You can choose any color you like
I will pick my favorite color
You can swipe to the right to preview more colors
Alternatively you can swipe left to preview more colors
For now I will choose this color
Click on the Set button at the bottom
The chat now has a solid greenish-bluish colored background
The 4th new feature is that you can select multiple chats and save, archive or delete them simultaneously
Let's see how
A few chats are open here
Click on the chats to select them
When I place my finger on the chat this green colored tick mark appears
This means that this chat has been selected
As I click on the other chats they also get selected . The green colored tick mark appears next to the chats
All these chats are now selected
At the top it displays 6 - meaning 6 chats have been selected
A few options are displayed at the top
You can choose to mute all these chats simultaneously by clicking on this button
Or you can click on this button to archive them
You can choose to delete them simultaneously as well by clicking on this button
Click on this button. You can mark all these chats as unread as well
For now I will archive these chats
Click on the archive button & the 6 chats have been archived
The 5th new feature is that you can now format the chat text with italics , bold or with strikethrough effects
Let's see how this works
Open the chat window
Let's type something here
The font here is absolutely basic with no formatting
In the new version we will be able to make some changes to the font
Let's type "Hello" in the chat window and click send
This will appear as regular text with no formatting
If you want this text to appear in italics or with a slight slant
then you can now enable that effect
Prefix and Suffix the text (hello) with _ (underscore)
The text (hello) now appears in italics format
Click on send
The formatting of the text is now in italics format
Similarly you can also format the text to be bold
Let's see how
Prefix and suffix the text (hello) with *
The text (hello) appears with a bold effect
Click on send
The text (hello)appears in the bold format. The letters are thicker and darker
The 3rd effect is strikethrough
Strikethrough effect means that a horizontal line will appear through the center of the text (hello)
Prefix and Suffix the text (hello)with ¬
A horizontal line appears in the center of the text ( hello)
Please note that the special characters that you entered before and after the text do not appear in your message once you send it
The special characters are required for formatting the message. They are not sent in the message
The new version of WhatsApp has been launched today
If you have not updated the new version of WhatsApp on your phone please do so now
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