All platforms introduce some festive cheer during the festive season, and Whatsapp is one of them.
Given the christmas season and the new year round the corner, Whatsapp has introduced a new update for the upcoming year.
Read on to find out all the details!
Whatsapp Releases New Exclusive Features For Christmas and New Years
In order to improve festive communication, WhatsApp has released a New Year 2024 update with exclusive features.
Stickers, reactions, and video call filters designed for New Year’s festivities are all included in the update.
It will be available on iOS and Android devices between December 20, 2023, and January 3, 2024.
What Does Whatsapp’s New Update Include?
The New Year update includes festive video call filters that can be used during video calls and match New Year themes.
The update includes avatar stickers and a New Year sticker pack, which makes sending holiday greetings simpler.
Reactions to celebratory messages are now animated, making messaging more interactive.
How To Avail New Features?
Users must update WhatsApp to the most recent version through the App Store (iOS) or Play Store (Android) in order to access the New Year stickers.
The new sticker packs and animations will be accessible within the app itself following the update.
Start a video call, tap the magic wand icon in the upper right corner, choose the desired filter, and then apply it to utilize the new video call filters.
Double-Tap To Like A Message in Whatsapp
Like Instagram’s direct messaging, WhatsApp intends to implement a double-tap feature for message reactions.
With a planned release in the future months, the functionality is presently in the testing stage.
By double-tapping the item, users can use the default heart emoticon to respond to messages, images, videos, and GIFs.
Compared to the current technique, which entails long-pressing the message and choosing a reaction from a menu, this change will streamline and speed up reactions.
Whether users will be able to disable the feature is still up in the air.
