WhatsApp's 'kept messages' & 'past participants' feature spotted in development: Report

Last Updated: 25th July, 2022 15:26 IST WhatsApp is working on a number of features, two of which have been spotted online recently. They are called ‘kept messages’ and ‘past participants.’ IMAGE: UNSPLASH Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp is working on a couple of new features. First, there is the ‘kept messages’ feature that allows users to keep a disappearing message in the chat even after its expiration time. Apparently, group admins will be able to set the time limit up to which the disappearing message will be available in the chat. The feature could be useful for storing important messages such as reminders or deadlines on a WhatsApp group until they are removed. WhatsApp beta for iOS contains the ‘past participants’ feature Further, a feature that was spotted by WABetaInfo has made its way to the WhatsApp beta for iOS. The feature is called ‘past participants’ and it will enable users to view the names of users who were a part of a WhatsApp group but have left the group. As the feature rolls out to the stable version of WhatsApp, users will be able to see who has left a group in the last sixty days in a new…
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