Hyperactive groups or individuals in your WhatsApp contacts can be annoying at times. Till now one could only mute any contact and group up to a few hours or maximum for a year at a time. WhatsApp keeps updating it's messaging app for a hassle-free experience for its users. It has now come up with new features where one can use the 'Always Mute' option for contacts and groups.
The feature will roll out as Beta Version according to WABetaInfo which tracks latest updates in WhatsApp. Features that are available for Beta users of the app are a new Storage Usage UI and its tools, and Media Guidelines. All these features are in WhatsApp 2.20.201.10 beta for Android and are yet to be rolled out for all users in a stable release.
Let's breakdown the new WhatsApp features that will be soon available for the app users:
Always Mute:
According to reports, WhatsApp finally released the 'Always Mute' option for its Beta users. It replaces the time limit for muting a particular chat or a group. WhatsApp users will be able to mute a chat for a lifetime. Before the time limit to mute a chat was of maximum 1 year. This is good news for those who don't like to indulge in annoying conversations.
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New Storage UI look:
WhatsApp has also updated it's Storage UI look. It will now give a better idea of the files that are occupying much space in your phone which includes forwarded files on WhatsApp, large files that you may have shared and even specific chats that could include a lot of photos, videos, GIFs and documents that have been shared over time. While the existing feature set also has the detailed listing for the individual chat sizes. The new visual UI experience will make using WhatsApp convenient.
Media Guidelines:
As reported by the blog, WhatsApp users can enable guides to edit stickers, GIFs etc as well as texts while putting up a WhatsApp story. This will make sure whatever you are sharing is aligned properly.
Voice and Video Call:
Voice and Video call buttons can now be hidden by verified Business account users. They can disappear from account info too. "We don’t know if it’s intentional or what, but apparently call buttons are unavailable for verified business accounts in the chat," the blog notes. WhatsApp is still working on it.