WhatsApp is developing a new function focused on groups, as it has discovered wabetainfo, a website specializing in news about the messaging app owned by Meta (Facebook). The feature, in particular, will allow conduct surveys only in those conversations where there is more than one participant.
The function of polls for whatsapp groups It is in a premature development phase, according to the aforementioned source. Therefore, not many details are known.
A screenshot shows that it will be possible to ask a question through an option available in the group chat. It is probable that in that same option the possibility of creating different answers is included. In this way, the recipients will be able to click on one of them to vote and, possibly, see the results in real time.
It is unknown, however, if the vote of each participant will be visible to the creator of the survey and anonymous to the rest of the users, as is the case on Instagram. It is also unclear whether WhatsApp will allow more than two answers to be chosen in the survey.
Beyond the scant data that we know so far, it is a very useful feature for groups, since it allows, for example, to organize an outing or participate in a debate without the need for each member to respond in the conversation. Surveys for WhatsApp groups, in addition, will be end-to-end encryptedlike the rest of the messages.
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Surveys for groups are not the only novelty WhatsApp is working on. The function of communities, leaked previously, seems to be moving along apace. According wabetainfothe access button to this section will be located at the top of the screen, next to the call and status buttons.
WhatsApp could also launch a long-awaited feature very soon: the ability to react to messages. This option, which will apparently be very similar to the one we see in Twitter direct messages, will allow you to select an emoji as a quick responsewhich will avoid cluttering the conversation with unnecessary messages.
Meanwhile, it is possible listen to voice notes in the background. That is, the user can listen to an audio and exit the conversation or navigate between other chats while the message is playing. The app, in this case, will activate a player that will appear at the top of the screen. This will allow you to play the voice note again, access the message directly or discard it. WhatsApp, let’s remember, also allows you to play audio messages outside the application.