Time passes, but some things don't change: For another year, WhatsApp remained the most-used app in the world throughout 2020, and there is no indication that this will change in 2021.
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| 6 features that will come to WhatsApp in the year 2021 |
But Facebook does not stop, and the company intends to add to WhatsApp a series of new features and improvements that will come to the application throughout the next year 2021. Today we wanted to review some of the most important features that we think they will arrive on WhatsApp next year, and how they can change the way we use the application.
Using WhatsApp on multiple devices
We were confident that it would be a WhatsApp feature arriving before the end of 2020, but I'm afraid we will have to wait a little longer.
We already know enough details about the functionality that will allow you to use the same WhatsApp account on multiple devices at the same time. With it, we will be able to chat from several mobile phones, tablets or computers without the need to resort to WhatsApp Web, as the same application will allow us to link multiple devices with the same account.
Multimedia that disappear
After including messages that disappear automatically after a while, WhatsApp is already working on an extension to this feature, which will allow sent multimedia files to "self-destruct".
This way, the people who receive the message can see the photos, GIFs, or videos sent through chat only once, and it will disappear later.
Open WhatsApp "face"
For a long time, WhatsApp offered the option to block chats using a fingerprint on devices that support this function.
However, the company plans to move forward, including blocking conversations through other biometric systems such as facial recognition. To do so, the app will integrate the native Android Biometrics API.
Leave mode
We've heard about so-called "vacation mode" in WhatsApp for a long time. We know this is the mode that will allow you to archive chats and keep them hidden even and mute for the desired time.
Currently, this feature is in an advanced stage of its development, so it should be rolled out sooner rather than later. This will likely be one of the first features that will appear on WhatsApp in 2021.
Payments, more countries
WhatsApp has already expanded the availability of its payment service to more countries throughout 2020, and it is very likely that 2021 will be the year that WhatsApp gives us the ability to send money through chats.
The functionality is perfectly executed in the app, and WhatsApp only needs to polish some margins before it rolls out globally.
An important change in the terms of application
It has already been confirmed that in 2021 WhatsApp will update the terms and conditions of service.
The fundamental change in the new terms of service document indicates the ability to display ads to users within the app, not in chats, but through banners that will appear in certain places on the app's interface.
These are some of the changes that will likely come in WhatsApp in 2021. But they are not the only changes.
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