10 COOL WHATSAPP UPCOMING FEATURES 2017-18
WhatsApp Upcoming Features:Are you bored with existing features of WhatsApp. Check Here the top 10 Whatsapp Upcoming Features. As we all know that WhatsApp is the most popular instant messaging app. Whatsapp is used by almost everyone in the world. In India more than 200 million people use Whatsapp and around the world, more than 1.2 billion people use this messaging app. Whatsapp has lots of good features and the latest features and tricks are on the way. Let’s talk about the latest updates of WhatsApp.
Top 10 WhatsApp Upcoming Features
1. Unsend And Edit Messages
This Function will let the users unsend or edit a sent message within a time span of 5 minutes.
2. Youtube Video Integration
The User will be able to play YouTube videos inside Whatsapp through a Picture in Picture Mode.
When we receive the YouTube Link on Whatsapp, to view it Whatsapp opens YouTube. But now it won’t happen as this feature in Whatsapp uses the picture in picture concept to view the YouTube videos.
3. UPI based Money Transaction
This will allow the user to transfer the money without any hassle. WhatsApp Payments” section for Android is still under development. Few of the messaging apps like WeChat and Hike Messenger is already supporting UPI based payment service. Whatsapp is in talks with the government about UPI Integration.
4. Business Profiles
Profile for people who need to contact for business. WhatsApp will also offer verification for their profiles. Few of the business accounts have been verified by WhatsApp. The Company said on its website, If you see a green badge next to the contact’s name then Whatsapp has confirmed that the phone number of this contact belongs to a business account.”
Yet, Whatsapp has not given any details on how will the feature work for the business. Earlier the CEO Jan Koum has outlined that tapping businesses rather than users will be the primary method in which the company monetizes its service. The move he said would allow the company to stay away from spams.
5. Story Stickers
Soon Whatsapp stories will support stickers like Instagram. Now, Whatsapp is giving many new features. The new feature of Whatsapp is about photo editing. Recently, the new feature was added in WhatsApp, the filter feature. Now we can discover the Whatsapp which will support new Stickers. Earlier, we can just insert emoji’s and texts on photos on iOS, but now Whatsapp is working on allowing you to insert Stickers.
The new Whatsapp Stickers are same like Instagram.
6. Switch from Voice call to Video Call
If you are on Whatsapp voice call you will get an option to Switch to video call. WaBetaInfo says that Whatsapp will soon allow the users to switch the voice call to video call. It is possible only when both the users have the updated version.
7. Live Location Sharing
Users will be able to share and track real time location in Whatsapp. Recently, the testing of the new features on Windows 10 mobile and windows phone platforms was done.
8. Increase in WhatsApp Media Sharing Limit
This change was very important because Whatsapp is the platform which is used worldwide. Most of us exchange the media on Whatsapp only. Earlier, the Media Sharing Limit was just 10 but now it has increased to 30. It was first seen in Android beta in January but was later it out on all platforms.
9. Increase in WhatsApp Supported File Types
This feature will allow you to share the video in various formats, audio songs (MP3) and APK are also on WhatsApp. For iOS, the file sharing limit to Whatsapp is 128 MB, 60 MB for WhatsApp WEB, 100 MB on Android. Whatsapp is now giving all types of file sharing by maximizing the limit and minimizing the restriction.
10. New SnapChat like status feature
In this Year, one most popular and important update came. The new status update feature is out for all the users in the whole world. This new feature was released in February. The new Whatsapp status is replaced by the old text form of status to allow the users to change their status to a short video or multiple photos. These pictures and videos will disappear in 24 hours.