WhatsApp for iOS gains an enhanced Clear Chat feature – BetaNews

Currently in beta testing, iPhone users are being given access to an enhanced and updated version of WhatsApp’s chat cleanup tool. The feature – which allows for the deletion of messages and media in different ways – is not completely new, but it now offers greater control over what is deleted. The cleanup tool now provides a better balance between freeing up space and retaining the files that were shared in a chat. Now when you choose to delete a chat in the iOS version of WhatsApp, the app displays a new confirmation screen from which it is possible to select various components which should be retained. Included in this list are photos and videos, and there is also the choice of saving or deleting messages which have been starred. The confirmation screen is part of a two-step process which gives users more control over how messages are deleted. The first screen – as can be seen in the screenshot above, shared by WABetaInfo) – shows shortcuts for deleting all messages, or all messages apart from those which have been starred. The “Clear media files” option allows for further customization via a second screen. The second screen allows the deletion
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