WhatsApp plans to introduce a range of new features that could really improve your game.

While the brand is in the midst of an overhaul, the last few months have seen everything change color to a uniform green, which caused an outcry on social media.

The app also introduced AI features called “Meta AI” that will allow people to ask for conversation prompts, answer your questions, and teach you something.

So, what does WhatsApp have planned for the future? Turns out it has several things to do with the status bar. Facebook 2.0, what do you think?

Switch to video calls that can be done in groups

Group calls are about to get more exciting because soon people will be able to have backgrounds and filters on their video calls.

Some of the options will be quite fun and people can choose to have a generic living room, or a simple blur effect, as well as being in a fake office or cafe, or themes including rocks, food and something. thing called smoosh.

You can also choose to have a beach, sunset, party, or forest as your background.

Filters are even an option, where you can have warm, cold, black and white, light leak, dream, prismatic light, fisheye, vintage TV, frosted glass and tone duo.

WhatsApp said this feature is not yet available, but will be in the coming weeks.

New image search functionality

Currently, this feature is available to WhatsApp for Android beta users, but it is quite interesting.

This update will allow users to search for images shared across the web. But what exactly does this mean?

The image search tool will allow you to find more information about a specific image you received so you can see if the image is fake or out of context to combat misinformation.

The way it will work, according to WABetaInfo, is that when users search for an image, it will be uploaded to Google to find for you, but it will not be shared in WhatsApp.

As a result, users can also use this feature to review the legitimacy of images shared in their conversations from news, social media posts, or even memes.

View draft messages

Also available in beta for iPhone and Android, this useful feature will help you keep messages in draft form in case you want to save them for later or just need to make a note.

The unsent message will appear in the “saved draft” function, similar to Instagram, making it easier to spot rather than having to open an individual chat.

WABetaInfo said: “This feature is particularly useful because it allows users to track conversations that remain incomplete without needing to open each chat individually.

You can mention people in your status update

This feature has already started rolling out, but proves how quickly WhatsApp engineers work.

In this feature, called Private Mentions, you will be able to identify the specific people you want to see your status for.

These lucky people will be notified directly and privately, and the mentions will not appear anywhere on your status.

Those you identify with private mentions will be able to reshare your status.

New default chat themes

If you don’t like WhatsApp green, this might be the solution for you.

WhatsApp is introducing a new default chat theme that will allow users to customize the look of their chat by selecting their preferred color for chat bubbles and wallpapers.

And soon, users will be able to choose their favorite.

WABetaInfo said: “As you can see from the attached screenshot, WhatsApp is exploring the implementation of new themes with multiple design styles for the Android app, which is planned for release in a future update. day.”

Block messages from unknown contacts

As part of its ongoing privacy mission, WhatsApp will roll out a new feature that will block messages from unknown accounts.

This means that WhatsApp will automatically block messages from unknown accounts if they exceed a certain message volume in an effort to protect users from unwanted or potentially harmful messages.

This feature will also reduce the amount of spam and unwanted messages that can overload the application. However, there has been no news regarding the release date of this feature.

Create polls in status updates

In a measure of true popularity, WhatsApp will add poll stickers to status updates in case you want to ask a question specifically on your WhatsApp status.

This means that other people will be able to vote on your status poll, but will not be able to see who else voted for which option.

The feature will appear as a content sticker, making it easier for users to place a poll directly on a status update.

WABetaInfo said: “While it is not yet clear how votes are passed on to others viewing the status update, we can already confirm that the overall process ensures that polls shared via status updates status will be end-to-end encrypted. This encryption means that the survey content, including its options and results, is transmitted securely and is only accessible to the status creator and viewers.

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