WhatsApp is reportedly working on the ability to respond to messages in community announcement groups. The Meta-owned messaging service has been spotted working on the feature of the latest beta version of WhatsApp for iOS. When the feature rolls out, users will be able to respond to messages that are in community announcement groups with emojis. The app already allows users to respond to individual and group chat messages by selecting any message and then tapping a set of preselected emojis or selecting other emojis supported by the application.
according to a report from WABetaInfo, Whatsapp working on a new feature for an upcoming one iOS Beta release that allows users to instantly respond to a message in community announcement groups, just like regular group chats.
The feature tracker claims that the community announcements group chat feature was not available because it would leak the user’s phone number to other community members. However, the news service is reportedly working on the ability to hide users’ numbers when they respond to messages.
WhatsApp could show users a message asking them to update to send and view reactions
Photo credit: WABetaInfo
WABetaInfo also shared a screenshot of a community announcement group chat showing a banner that reads “To view and send reactions in this chat, refresh WhatsApp”.
However, it’s worth noting that the feature is currently under development by the company and could be released in a future beta update of WhatsApp for iOS.
Meanwhile WhatsApp recently introduced the beta version of its native app for macOS. The native WhatsApp app for macOS has all the features available on the older Electron-based WhatsApp app for Mac computers. It is supported on Apple MacBook models with M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, M2, “M2” Pro and “M2” Max chipsets, and other MacBook models with macOS 11 Big Sur , and users can download the beta version of the app from the company’s website before it rolls out to all users on the stable channel.
