WhatsApp may be removing a large number of choices from your conversation list in the near future. Reports have surfaced that WhatsApp would be removing the Broadcast List and New Group options from its conversation list in the near future. Once the messaging app is launched, you will notice the Broadcast List and the Create New Group choices on the top right and left corners of the chat screen, respectively. WhatsApp, on the other hand, may decide to delete them in a future release.
According to WhatsApp feature tracker Wabetainfo, the Archived list will be the only thing that remains at the top of the chat screen, with the Broadcast List and New Group having been removed. In order to make the conversations list more streamlined, WhatsApp plans to eliminate several of the UI components now present in the list. “They intend to delete the row where you may open your broadcast lists and establish new groups, in particular,” according to the report.
Users may now form groups or send messages to a large number of individuals with a single swipe thanks to the Broadcast List and New Group features. WhatsApp, on the other hand, is now working on decluttering the conversation screen. As shown in the picture given by Wabetanifo, the update only displays the Archived Chat option at the top of the page at this time.
There will be a new entry point for “Broadcast” inside your contacts list, which will be accessible by tapping the same button “Start New Chat” at the top right of the screen, according to the source. With the New Group choices, similar configurations might be envisaged. WhatsApp, on the other hand, may only make the modifications available in a future version. There has been no assurance that WhatsApp would implement the functionality in the near future, if at all. The modification to the user interface is presently in the development stage, and plans may alter before the feature is released.
In a similar development, WhatsApp has been discovered testing a new feature that displays users’ profile pictures in the notifications box, according to reports. The capability has been made available to iOS beta users by the messaging app. When you get new messages from conversations and groups, WhatsApp has added the ability to incorporate profile images in the alerts you receive. “Because it makes use of iOS 15 APIs, this functionality has only been made available to certain beta testers on iOS 15,” the article said. More WhatsApp accounts are likely to receive the capability at a later date, according to expectations. The functionality is now under beta testing, and WhatsApp will only release it when it has undergone significant refinement.
