Popular WhatsApp Feature to Get Updated

• WhatsApp is set to alter the workings of the “Delete for everyone” feature in messaging

• The company is expected to increase the feature’s time to an indefinite period, allowing users to delete a message even after days

• The “delete for everyone” feature currently has a time limit of 4096, after which it becomes impossible to delete the sent file or message

WhatsApp is reportedly working on lengthening the time limit for its “delete for everyone” feature.

The message delete feature which was initially introduced in 2017 initially had a time limit of seven minutes but it was later increased to 4096 seconds.

This feature lets users delete messages from personal and group chats in WhatsApp and the notification “This message was deleted” appears in its stead.

According to WABetaInfo, a WhatsApp features tracker, the time limit for “delete for everyone” may be extended to an indefinite period, based on details found in WhatsApp for Android beta v2.21.23.1.

This means that users will be able to delete a file or message for everyone, several days or weeks after sending it.

Read also: Whats App to Stop Working on 43 Android and iPhone Devices From Next Week

Another report says that the Meta-owned company is set to introduce a new video playback interface that will allow users to pause and play video in full screen.

This was introduced in a beta version for Android devices late last month. The new video feature is also expected to change the way YouTube videos are displayed.

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