WhatsApp News of The Week: 512 People to Groups and Message Reactions

WhatsApp News of The Week: Up to 512 People to Groups and Message Reactions

If you didn’t have time to read our stories posted this week about the

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Recent updates of WhatsApp beta for Android, iOS, and Desktop

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This is the right time to do it thanks to our summary.

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1. The new footer for end-to-end encryption has been rolled out to users after installing the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.11.10 build.

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2. WhatsApp has finally released new important features: message reactions to everyone, and the ability to add up to 512 people to groups.

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3. WhatsApp is working on a companion mode to let people link a secondary mobile device to their WhatsApp account.

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4. WhatsApp is working on showing status updates right within the chats list for a future update.

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