After being launched 10 years ago this month, interest in WhatsApp has steadily increased in popularity, now having over 1.5 billion users. So, it only seems right that the tech company behind it release regular updates for users.
Over the past year we've seen the 'delete for everyone' update allow users to delete group messages, whilst a software update also meant that many users' media was deleted unless they backed them up.
Now, we start the New Year off with the news that WhatsApp is set to introduce a number of new features to the iPhone app, that users will definitely want to use. As reported by tech website, WABetaInfo, these new changes are set to be introduced for iPhone users with the new iOS update, and it's believed to be very soon.
Adding stickers to images, videos and gifs
According to the tech website, users can expect the option to add stickers to images, videos and gifs, something which has become increasingly popular in recent years in other social apps such as Snapchat and Instagram.
Explaining the changes on their website, WABetaInfo said, 'WhatsApp will present you a new redesigned section, where you can choose between Content Stickers, Personal Stickers and Emojis.'
The site continues, 'Any personal sticker is resizable as the user wishes, it keeps a good quality and you can choose to use any sticker from your private collection.'
Replying privately to a group message
The next new feature due to be introduced, is the option to reply privately to a group message. This option is already available for Android users, but is believed to be available for iOS users soon.
3D touch actions for status
Obviously this feature is only available for those who have 3D Touch technology enabled on their iPhone. According WABetaInfo, this will allow users to preview status updates published by your contacts, 'When you peek a status update, WhatsApp won’t send the read receipt: so using this trick, you can invisibly see the first status update without sending any read notification!'
Grouping stickers
After the update is released, WhatsApp will group stickers if you send two or more in a chat, you will also be able to forward or delete a single sticker.
Now take a look at which celebrities you should follow on Snapchat:
RADIO Celebs you have to follow on Snapchat
1 of 44Lewis Capaldi
@LewisCapaldi
2 of 44Calvin Harris
@CalvinHarris
3 of 44Liam Payne
@liampayne
4 of 44Perrie Edwards
@perriesnap
5 of 44Ed Sheeran
@teddysdaytoday
6 of 44Kylie Jenner
@KylizzleMyNizzl
7 of 44Harry Styles
@ h.estyles
8 of 44Ariana Grande
@moonlightbae
9 of 44Taylor Swift
@taylorswift
10 of 44Justin Bieber
@RickTheSizzler
11 of 44Chris Pratt
@chrisprattsnap
12 of 44Jesy Nelson
@jesynels
13 of 44Miley Cyrus
@mileycyrus
14 of 44Rihanna
@rihanna
15 of 44Niall Horan
@niallhoran
16 of 44Jade Thirlwall
@justjadeamelia
17 of 44Kendall Jenner
@kenjen
18 of 44Zayn Malik
@zayn
19 of 44Lady Gaga
@ladygaga
20 of 44Kim Kardashian
@KimKardashian
21 of 44Leigh-Anne Pinnock
@leigh-annepinn
22 of 44Selena Gomez
@SelenaGomez
23 of 44Vicky Pattison
@vickypattison1
24 of 44Shawn Mendes
@shawnmendes
25 of 44Jamie Laing
@jamielaing
26 of 44Craig David
@craigdavid
27 of 44Chris Hughes
@hchris22
28 of 44Charlotte Crosby
@clc_17
29 of 44Usher
@howusnap
30 of 44Kem Cetinay
@kemcatinay
31 of 44Phillip Schofield
@phillipschofe
32 of 44Gemma Collins
@gemcqueen
33 of 44Louis Tomlinson
@balmain28
34 of 44David Guetta
@davidguettaoff
35 of 44Cara Delevingne
@caradevilqueen
36 of 44Amber Davies
@amber_davies7
37 of 44Ferne McCann
@fernemccann
38 of 44Gigi Hadid
@itsgigihadid
39 of 44Sam Faiers
@samfaiers1
40 of 44Ryan Gosling
@rygosg1980
41 of 44Megan McKenna
@megan-mckenna
42 of 44Zac Efron
@zacefron87
43 of 44Kourtney Kardashian
@kourtneykardash
44 of 44Nick Jonas
@jicknonas
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