The new service will let users recall Whatsapp messages as well as once recalled, edit them and then resend them.
Whatsapp today is one of the most popular mode of communications between people. it could be between friends, between family members or just acquaintances. But Whatsapp is a way of life. The term has turned into a verb with people now saying, “Just Whatsapp it” like Google is today. Whatsapp is used even in offices for professional communication. But then, among the tons of messages people receive and send each day, there’s one big problem that they face. Erroneous Whatsapp messages. How many times have you accidentally sent someone else’s Whatsapp message to someone else? It could be something innocent or it could lead to a whole lot of embarrassment but then, no one is free from it. We have all experienced it at some point of time or the other. And we have also often wished that we could recall some of the messages we have sent. Especially those drunken texts.
So after a long, long wait and a lot of hopes, looks like Whatsapp has finally decided to listen to us. The messenger is all set to launch an all new feature that will help users to recall messages or undo their sent messages. However, for all those excited and already checking Whatsapp, the feature is not yet activated. Whatsapp has launched the new feature in the testing or the beta mode. Some users have access to the feature. However, there’s no word on when will Whatsapp roll out the feature globally or whether it will roll it out at all. Also, for now, the feature is being tested only in the iOS version, which is the iPhone version and Android users are yet to spot it. The feature was first spotted in the Beta mode by Twitter account WABetaInfo where they shared all the details of the upcoming Whatsapp Recall Messages feature. The user tweeted the details and also shared a video on the new features.
According to the Twitter posts, the new service will let users recall messages as well as once recalled, edit them and then resend them. But then, will there be a time limit during which the messages can be recalled? No, apparently not. Even if the receiver reads the messages and you get that dreaded double blue tick, the message can still be recalled. Whether it will go as an edited version or will be deleted from the receiver’s device, is still unknown. But then, this new feature is definitely give a lot of users some major relief. The feature will be not only for the individual users but also for group messages where the messages can be recalled. Once a feature comes to Beta mode, Whatsapp generally takes time to announce the feature and roll it out globally. With this being a major update, it could be a New Year’s gift for all Whatsapp users. Tweeting about the new feature, WABetaInfo said, “WhatsApp had added in beta the possibility to edit messages that you already sent, and it is actually disabled by default and it’s under development.” How to transfer all your Whatsapp chats from old phone to new phone
The past year, in 2016, Whatsapp announced a lot of changes and new features. The app received a lot of upgrades and some of them, much needed. The app went from being a basic messenger app to video calling app. Additionally, there were also newer features launched in Beta mode, which are yet to be released. Since the app has been taken over by Facebook, Whatsapp has undergone major changes. Facebook is aggressively using Whatsapp to challenge competitors and is waging a war on other messenger platforms like Snapchat. Whatsapp has slowly gone into a comfort zone whereas apps like Snapchat are able to resonate with the younger audiences. Features like photo editing and text as well as clipart in images are some of the Snapchat features Whatsapp stole this year. But then, this new Recall feature will perhaps be the most appreciated feature of them all. We only wish we get to see it soon!
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