WhatsApp recently joined the 1-billion users club. The Facebook-owned WhatsApp has now become almost the de facto mode of communication in many countries around the globe. The regular update the app gets has gone a long way in bolstering its user base. The popular instant messaging app has received a slew of new features in the past few months. Here’s a glance at 6 such cool features you should know about.

Document sharing

A new WhatsApp update has added the document sharing feature on Android smartphones. The document sharing feature, so far, allows users to only share PDF files. This means that there is no support for .doc, .xls and other commonly used file formats as of now; there is also no official word on when the company will start supporting these.


In order to share files, users need to tap the attachment icon on the top right of the screen in a chat window and select the ‘Document’ option. This opens a list of PDF files stored in the system, but the navigation does not let you open specific folders. For more on how to share PDF files on whatsapp click HERE.

Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud Drive integration in iOS

WhatsApp has released an update for iPhones that adds new features like sending files from Google Drive and Dropbox as well as lets users zoom in on videos as they play.

One big feature of this update (v 2.12.14) is the integration of iCloud Drive, Google Drive, DropBox, OneDrive etc to send files to other contacts. This means that users can send photos and videos stored in cloud storage services directly from WhatsApp. However, other files stored in the cloud, like Excel sheets or Word documents, still cannot be sent via WhatsApp.

Group member limit increased from 100 to 256

WhatsApp recently increased the number of users one can have in a group to 256. This number previously was restricted to 100. The update is update is available to both iOS and Android app users.

Shared link, history tab

Every WhatsApp conversation thread has a media screen that aggregates all our content such as videos, links and images, which have been sent and received by a user. A new update gives users a quick glance at all these media and text exchanged. It brings a shared links history tab that contains all the shared links sent and received by the user arranged in a reverse chronological order. The link in the tab shows the media at the top and messages at the bottom.

Tapping the preview in the upper part of the screen quickly opens the link in the browser, while tapping at the bottom leads the user to the message that he/she can share, delete or star directly from here.

Pinch to zoom videos

This one is for iOS users. With the new update iOS users can ‘pinch to zoom’ on videos. This means users can zoom on a video while it is playing in WhatsApp.


Our favorite chatting app seems to be improving each day and I hope one day the app will be able to allow sharing of all kinds of files without limitation.

Source: http://www.oddytech.com.ng/2016/03/7-new-whatsapp-features-you-need-to-know.html

Bt BBM will still exists becos of its privacy

Vyntra:
Bt BBM will still exists becos of its privacy

Yeah! Whatsapp is too loose and not secured

asuustrike2009:

Yeah! Whatsapp is too loose and not secured

WhatsApp will always have an edge, you don't need pins for it. Just download and see every WhatsApp user in your phone book..
Erm as per the security, how many people care about that?
I still prefer BBM though

Viktor1983:


WhatsApp will always have an edge, you don't need pins for it. Just download and see every WhatsApp user in your phone book..
Erm as per the security, how many people care about that?
I still prefer BBM though

You wouldn't understand until you receive spam messages from hackers

asuustrike2009:
You wouldn't understand until you receive spam messages from hackers

I haven't received sha.. I pray I don't oo......

Oya make employers begin drop their Whatsapp number make we begin push CV to them sharperly...

Whatsapp.......A+.........BBM......D7

the major drawback of whatsapp is dat you cannot follow your friends updates in real-time. this makes bbm have an edge in dar regard. for example, when someone changes his/her dp, you have to scroll tru ur contacts to see it. even if you add a new phone number, you need to refresh ur favorites and scroll to see if the person uses whatsapp!

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