According to Twitter account @WABetaInfo WhatsApp is about to release a new feature whereby YouTube videos will play directly within the chat window, rather than switching you to the player. WhatsApp has fixed one of the annoying parts of using the Messenger app by allowing this as part of its latest iOS update. When users tap on a YouTube link in a chat they no longer have to leave the app in order to watch it. Instead the video appears with a floating window on the screen so users can message friends and watch videos simultaneously. PICTURE-IN-PICTURE ‘With picture-in-picture, you can also keep watching the video while you navigate to another chat’. Users can also resize the video window using a pinch gesture, as well as maximising it to full screen for a better view. Previously users were forced to watch videos sent by friends and family
WhatsApp announce a new function called ‘Delete for Everyone’ which allows the user to delete a message they sent within 7 minutes of it being sent out. this may help someone who sends a message and then regrets their decision. This option will be for individual messages or those sent to a group chat. Exactly when this new function will be available on our phones is unclear. You can see full details of this function in this article. And WhatsApp own delete FAQ here
Recently, WhatsApp released a web based version that can be used on your PC. Why would this be useful? If you are desk based for any length of time and use WhatsApp it can be easier to use the PC keyboard to type your chats and also if pictures are involved to and from your PC then that’s very useful. To get it up and running head over to the Internet start page on your PC at http://web.whatsapp.com. Be sure your mobile phone is connected to the Wi-Fi. On the web page there you will see a QR code (like a square bar code) Open WhatsApp on your mobile and go to SETTINGS Then click on the WhatsApp Web option on your phone screen Hold your phone over the QR code to scan it and the web page will automatically react to the phone and your WhatsApp will be displayed
