New WhatsApp feature: Chats in the evening just mute!

New WhatsApp feature: Chats in the evening just mute!

Kein spezifischer Ort oder Adresse erwähnt. - WhatsApp has currently tested a new feature in the beta version for Android (2.25.17.27), which enables users to mute all chats of a certain category such as working groups, school chats or leisure groups at once. This function is intended to help users take a break from the constant flood of news, which is particularly useful in times of work, weekend or vacation. The feature is currently being tested via the Google Play Beta program, but an official publication date has not yet been determined. In addition, WhatsApp plans to offer personalized content that are tailored to the daily needs of the users, such as Derwesten.de reported.

The messaging apps industry grows rapidly. Communication about messengers like WhatsApp has increasingly replaced fixed -wing calls. According to Computerbild continuously introduces whatsapp new functions to ensure user binding. In the latest beta version, several interesting updates are planned:

new functions in WhatsApp-Beta

• surveys: This feature is tested in the iOS beta version 22.6.0.70 and enables users to bundle opinions in chat.
• Restriction for forwarding: In the Android Beta 2.22.7.2, forwarded messages can only be sent to a group chat.
• self-extinguishing messages: This enables users to keep certain messages in self-deleting chats, currently only available for beta testers.
• profile picture hide from contacts: a new privacy setting that enables the targeted hiding of profile images.
• groups for groups: A community feature for the better management of several chat groups is also developed, but without a fixed release date.

The developments of these features are part of a wider movement within the messaging app industry that not only affects WhatsApp. Overall, the number of messaging app users will be estimated at 4.6 billion by 2026, so Statista . WhatsApp was the most popular mobile messenger app worldwide in 2024 and thus referred Wechat and Facebook Messenger to the places. In 2023, over 41.6 million messages were broadcast in just one minute worldwide via WhatsApp.

META, the company behind WhatsApp, acquired the service in 2014 for $ 19 billion. Since then, WhatsApp has developed into a dominant force in the area of ​​communication apps. The introduction of new functions such as the integration of payment apps or the new player for voice messages are steps to constantly improve the user experience.

The trends for using messaging apps have normalized since the beginning of 2023, and while the Covid 19 pandemic streamlined the use of video calls and conference services, the classic exchange via texts remains the preferred communication method worldwide.