We all know that feeling when one of your family members forwards random messages into your WhatsApp group chat that you’ve probably seen a million times, which is why WhatsApp’s upcoming feature is a feature that will finally put an end to this situation.
WhatsApp is rolling out the Frequently Forwarded message feature on WhatsApp beta for iOS 2.19.40.23 and Android beta 2.19.86!
A message is frequently forwarded when it has been forwarded 5+ times.
Check out the screenshot and the article for more info.https://t.co/HGIOImvuyK pic.twitter.com/ocwm6f3UCU— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) March 29, 2019
In the near future, WhatsApp will be integrating a Frequently Forwarded Messages feature that is able to detect, well, frequently forwarded messages. Once a message is forwarded more than 5 times, it is labelled as a frequently forwarded message and you’ll be able to stop these messages from reaching you when the new feature is out.
This feature can be found in Group Settings — when it’s available — so you can choose to stop others from sending frequently forwarded messages to the group, which in certain situations can prevent spreading of fake news. However, WABetaInfo did mention that the WhatsApp user can still copy the forwarded message to be sent into the group.
WhatsApp beta for Android 2.19.1: WhatsApp is working on a new redesigned section to send audio files to contacts.
It supports audio preview and image preview of the audio file (if available).
Max 30 audio messages at a time.
FEATURE AVAILABLE IN FUTURE! pic.twitter.com/5hCIavpCcU— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) January 7, 2019
On a side note, WhatsApp has finally brought in audio picker in its 2.19.89 beta version that allows users to play audio before sending it to others. Moreover, WhatsApp users can now send up to 30 audio messages at once, similar to the current limit of images that can be sent at once.
