WhatsApp Changelog August 2024 | New Month New Features
This article is all about new features and changes spotted in WhatsApp last month (August 2024).
Table of Contents
Video note in Camera tab
WhatsApp added a new Video note tab in camera view to let users quickly send a video note to any chat.
Availability: Rolling out to WhatsApp Beta Testers on Android.
Start and End time for WhatsApp events
WhatsApp added the ability to add start and end time for events.
Availability: Widely rolling out
Animated emoji stickers in WhatsApp Web
Animated emoji stickers are now being tested in WhatsApp Web. Users can also choose to enable or disable it under chat settings > Autoplay animated images.
Availability: Rolling out to WhatsApp Web Beta testers
Sticker keyboard will display more stickers at a time
WhatsApp sticker keyboard on Android started showing 5 stickers at a time; Previously it used to show only 4 stickers at a time.
Availability: Rolling out to some beta testers WhatsApp Android Beta testers
GIF previews in WhatsApp Android
Now WhatsApp android users can preview a GIF by pressing and holding on it from the GIF keyboard.
Availability: Rolling out to WhatsApp Android Beta testers
Send pictures directly as a sticker
WhatsApp Android users can now directly send pictures (WebP) as stickers when the copy paste it using keyboard.
Availability: Rolling out to some beta testers WhatsApp Android Beta testers
Privacy checkup for WhatsApp
WhatsApp added a new privacy checkup option to quickly check and change settings related to user privacy.
Availability: Widely available
That’s all for this month… adios!
