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10 Awesome WhatsApp feature to be launched in 2022.

WhatsApp, the most popular and widely used instant messaging platform in the world, is constantly evolving. The messaging platform continues to add new features and improve user experiences to give users new and intuitive ways to connect and communicate with people. WhatsApp recently increased the file sharing limit to 2GB and introduced a new feature called Communities. Similar to these, Whatsapp has announced several new features for the instant messaging platform. In this article, we take a look at the new features of WhatsApp that are expected to be released in 2022. We'll also take a look at the various new features in development that the community has discovered in the wild. So, without further ado, let's get started.
 

Communities

WhatsApp currently allows users to create groups to share messages, images, videos and more with a group of people. Soon, the instant messaging platform will be ready to introduce a community feature that will allow users to create and merge multiple individual groups. together in a community and manage it. For example, Whatsapp says, “Communities  make it easy for a school leader to bring together all  parents at school  to share  updates on required reading and create groups around specific classes, extracurricular activities, or volunteer needs.
 

Larger Groups

WhatsApp is increasing the group limit from the current  256 people to 512 people. Increasing the limit is a relief for users and admins who want to add more people to group chat discussions. WhatsApp is now one step closer to its competitor Telegram. This allows users to create groups of up to 1,00,000 people in size using "supergroups".
 

More emoji

WhatsApp is currently introducing an emoji reaction feature that will allow users to react to chat messages with emojis. Currently, emoji reactions are limited to only six emojis, namely: thumbs up, red heart, face with happy tears, calm face, crying face and folded hands emoji. WhatsApp says they will add more emoji reactions over time.
 

Admins can delete messages

One of the several features coming to WhatsApp in 2022 is the ability for admins to delete certain messages in a group chat. When the Admin Delete feature rolls out to WhatsApp in the coming months, administrators of the groups will finally be able to remove problematic messages from everyone’s chats at any time. Once the admin deletes the message, it’ll no longer be available to any member of the group. 
 

More participants in voice calls

WhatsApp has announced that the company is increasing the limit for group voice calls to 32 people. Currently, only 8 people can be added to a group call. This brings the instant messaging platform closer to other chat apps like Telegram, where there is no limit to the number of people you can add to a group voice chat. It's worth noting that the video call limit remains the same.
 

Filter chats

WhatsApp introduced chat filters for business account users some time ago, and now the company is working on bringing the chat filter feature to standard user accounts, according to a report by WA Beta info. As you can see from the screenshot, once the feature is enabled, users can filter chats by unread chats, contacts, non-contacts, and groups. This will be a welcome addition as currently, users can only find chats by tapping the Search button in the three-dot menu and searching for individual messages. The chat filter option makes it even easier to find the message you want by filtering chat messages by groups and criteria.
 

Quick Reaction to status

As you can see in the WABetainfo , the instant messaging giant is working on a feature that will allow you to respond to status updates with emojis. Some of the emojis you can react with include: Smiling Face with Heart Eyes, Face with Happy Tears, Open Mouth Face, Crying Face, Clasped Hands, Clapping Hands, Party Popper and hundreds of Dots. When the feature officially rolls out, WhatsApp may decide to add more emojis to the list.
 

WhatsApp Sign Out

WhatsApp Sign Out replaces the Delete Account button and supports the upcoming multi-device feature. According to a report by WaBetaInfo, which tracks WhatsApp updates, the app will finally bring an opt-out option for its users. The option allows users to log out of WhatsApp accounts from their devices, just like Facebook and other social media apps. The feature was recently spotted in the new beta version of WhatsApp and is set to be rolled out on iOS and Android versions. WhatsApp's logout feature will likely allow users of the app to use their accounts on multiple devices at the same time.
 

Instagram Reels on WhatsApp

WhatsApp for the Instagram Reels section to move forward. The feature will reportedly allow users to view Instagram Reels directly from the messaging app. This could be part of WhatsApp's integration plan with other Facebook-owned apps. For those who don't know, Instagram Reels is the short video feature added to the image-sharing app last year after the government banned TikTok.
 

WhatsApp Insurance

You will soon be able to get insurance through WhatsApp in India. The Facebook-owned messaging platform will launch health insurance and micro-pension products on its messaging platform in India through partnerships with licensed financial services companies. Initially, WhatsApp will sell SBI health insurance coverage and HDFC pension schemes through its platform. So those were some of the features  WhatsApp seems to be working on for 2022. As mentioned above, WhatsApp is in constant development and the instant messaging platform is constantly testing new features, some of which make it to the stable version of WhatsApp and others are deferred. But we hope some of the most useful features stay and make it to the stable release. 

 

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