WhatsApp update: Here are the top 5 features coming to your app

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is about to unveil new features to its app across Android, iOS, Windows Phone and desktop. The company has rolled out features such as Unblock User, Shake to Report, Private Replies in groups, Picture in Picture and a few more on its beta version. All these features will make way to the app’s stable version soon.

According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp beta version 2.7315 brings in two new features, Private Replies and Picture-in-Picture while app beta versions 2.17.424, 2.17.436 and 2.17.437 introduce Tap to unblock a user, New invite via a link and Shake to report.

Let’s take a quick look at all the new WhatsApp beta features:

Picture in Picture mode

This new feature allows users to multi-task when taking a video call. It will appear as a new icon and will prompt when a user is taking a video call. After you select the icon, a picture in picture mode will start in a new window. You can now resize the video window as well.

Tap to unblock user

With this feature, users can chat to blocked contacts by simply unblocking them using the action: tap and hold the cell to unblock and send a message.

Shake to Report

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