A NEW reply feature is in the works for messaging app WhatsApp, according to an expert.
WhatsApp has been focusing heavily on developing new tools to better the user experience.
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Two of these tools include an enhanced links preview tool and a way to see status updates right within your chats list.
Now, however, one expert has uncovered that WhatsApp is also developing a status reply indicator.
This feature lets WhatsApp users see a different icon when the latest message in the chat is a reply to a status update, according to WA Beta Info.
It may seem like a minor update, but it can be helpful for users who wish to discern quickly how a recipient is replying to their status’.
The feature will be available on WhatsApp’s new Desktop beta update soon, according to the WA Beta Info expert.
It will also be accessible on the app via WhatsApp beta for Android and iOS.
As the tool is currently under development, WhatsApp can decide at any time to scrap it.
This latest news came just after WhatsApp announced that it’d stop supporting some older versions of iOS.
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Specifically, this change will affect iPhone models running iOS 10 and iOS 11.
That means iPhone 5 and iPhone 5C won’t be able to use the messenger service from October 24 onwards.
However, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6S users will still be able to access the app provided their device is running on iOS 12 or newer.
WhatsApp said that this change is to more easily implement the app’s latest features.
The company has explained that it will notify users ahead of the change.
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