WhatsApp is in for a splash: The new update hides three new functions that weren’t present before. And they are extremely helpful.

Germany – usually they are in charge of Messenger app WhatsApp brings a new feature every few months, Never before has there been three new mega transformations at once. RUHR24* Tells what millions of users in Germany can expect right now.

Whatsapp: new functions in November 2021 – stickers and image editing for the web

WhatsApp has quietly rolled out the latest version of the app over the past few weeks with three new functions. Many attentive users will have already noticed them. For those of you who haven’t noticed yet, the company has now announced major format changes on Twitter.

The biggest change is probably the so-called “web media editor”, which allows users to crop and rotate images and add colored text or stickers via WhatsApp Web. This function was previously blocked from the mobile phone app.

Automatic sticker suggestion for WhatsApp comes – plus an improved link preview in chat

Another change pertains to link previews in the chat window: Links shared with friends or work colleagues are now displayed differently. The preview images for the website are much larger than before. This has the advantage that you can better see in advance what you are clicking on and what is expected in terms of content. One potential disadvantage of the new function: The picture takes up so much space that other messages are quickly lost (more digital news*read on RUHR24).

As a third and final change, WhatsApp is now offering sticker suggestions: based on the message you enter in the text field below, Messenger automatically selects the appropriate stickers, requiring you to select them separately. is not needed. “It’s like emoji suggestions, only better,” WhatsApp writes on Twitter.

WhatsApp: Messenger app keeps introducing new features

In addition, Messenger states that all messages are always protected by end-to-end encryption. The protection of privacy was taken into account in the development of the three new functions.

It is well known that WhatsApp is always introducing new changes for its users. Recently it emerged that messages within Messenger may soon delete themselves. However, users are free to choose whether they want to use the function or not. This can be selected in the chat and individually for each person.

Ads on WhatsApp? Till now, neither the app nor the disputed function implemented on the web

Probably the most controversial function that WhatsApp has announced for its users is yet to be implemented: advertising. It was actually supposed to go live in 2020, but the project has been delayed. The company has not announced the new date yet.

But the competition never sleeps: one of the greatest WhatsApp’s Messenger competitor Telegram has now announced that it will soon advertise, And already presented quite specific plans of what it might look like. * Is part of the editorial network of RUHR24 ippn.media

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