What's new on WhatsApp? How to get the most out of the chat app using its latest funky features

When you’re the globe’s biggest messaging service you need to stay fresh – and that means regularly updating and introducing new features. (PHOTO: Gallo Images / Alamy) It’s the app everyone from your little brother to your mom and your granny uses. It’s so universal it’s even developed into a verb – “I WhatsApped you” – a progression that’s long been considered the mark of a successful brand. WhatsApp has more than five billion installs and boasts two billion active users worldwide, cementing itself as the most popular messaging application in the world. People who use the Meta-owned app can message, call, share files and video chat with anyone around the world for free, provided you have an internet connection. But when you’re the globe’s biggest messaging service you need to stay fresh – and that means regularly updating and introducing new features.  Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won’t be billed. Next on You Meet the Grey Nomads: Retirees Hendrik and Glynis Hollenbach say it’s cheaper living on the road 7h ago
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