WhatsApp beta has add a new feature with the latest update. Previously referr to as audio chats, this feature allows users to start a voice call in a group. While, a recent beta update also add support for sending messages to group admins for review, a feature that could help improve administration of groups on the platform.
These features are expect to roll out to users on the stable channel at a later date.
With this update to WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.16.19, some beta testers will gain access to a feature call as voice chats.
This feature changes the way group audio calls by replacing the call icon with a waveform icon.
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Tapping the icon will start a voice chat that other group members can also join.
So, unlike a group voice call, these voice chats won’t ring your phone, all group members will see a push notification instead.
When a voice chat is initiated, group members can join and speak, as if it were a regular audio call.
Idle calls will be automatically close after an hour.
It appears that WhatsApp’s existing limits on calls will also apply to voice chats, only 32 members will be able to join at a time.
WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.16.18 which was release over the weekend, reportedly adds a new feature aimed at improving moderation in groups.
WhatsApp has include a new toggle in the group settings section call as Send for admin review that will allow group members to send messages to a group’s admin for review.
And users can currently report messages sent by other users to WhatsApp, the messaging service recently allow group admins to delete messages to improve moderation on the app.
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When this feature is enable, users will be able to report specific messages sent to the group to admins, so that they can be remove.
This feature could help admins catch messages they might miss when they are away from their phone.
There’s no word from WhatsApp on when these features will be roll out to all users on the app.
There is no confirmation the presence of both these features after updating to the latest version of the app.
This suggests that they could be enable by a server-side update, and users who install the latest beta version might have access to the feature in the coming days.
