WhatsApp for iOS working on message reaction feature with new settings
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been
working on new reaction features as the new beta version of the platform brings
the ability to manage reaction notifications with new settings to disable them
or change their tone for iOS users.
With that users can be alerted (or not) by new reactions the same
way they are with messages and groups notifications citing WABetaInfo, 9To5Mac
reported on Saturday.
Even though WhatsApp is working
on this feature, reactions are still not available for public beta testers to
try it out, the report said.
Previously, WABetaInfo said messages can have an infinite amount
of reactions but they will stop being counted when reaching 999 of them, after
that a "+" sign will appear.
WhatsApp has
also been working on multi-device support 2.0, which will bring an iPad app and
let users connect to the app even without an internet connection with their
phones or with it off.
At present, public beta testers for its desktop app are already
able to join the multi-device beta programme, which lets you use WhatsApp with
up to four devices paired without the need of a smartphone connected to the
internet.
Recently, WhatsApp finally started rolling out end-to-end
encrypted chat backups for iOS and Android users globally.
With the new update, if a user chooses to back up his chat history
with end-to-end encryption, it will be accessible only to him, and no one will
be able to unlock the backup.
Neither WhatsApp nor the backup service provider will be able to
access their end-to-end encryption backup, according to a recent report.
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