WhatsApp Major Holiday Update: Missed Call Messages, AI Image Tools, New Status Features and More
The holiday update from WhatsApp is significant and among other things also includes missed call messages, AI image generation, animated photos, an upgrade for new Status stickers, cleaner link previews, app for desktop media tab, and an enhancement of the calling tools. A brief list of each of the new features that will be made available globally is presented here.
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WhatsApp’s Big Holiday Update Brings Fun, Smart and Practical New Features
WhatsApp says goodbye to the old year with a bang as it rolls out a massive holiday update that covers all your festivities in more expressive, artistic, and less messy ways. The company unveils a variety of new capabilities like holiday calling, chatting, AI visuals, and Status, but still, many features are already accessible to users in different countries.
Missed Call Messages: A Helpful New Holiday Essential
During the festive season, when families and friends are more likely to connect and call each other, missed calls are almost unavoidable. WhatsApp has just rolled out the missed call message feature, which allows users to immediately leave a short voice or video note when the other party does not pick up the call.
This is akin to a modern voicemail but faster—just one tap and they will be able to listen to your message whenever they are available.
Fewer Interruptions in Voice Chats and Better Organized Video Calls
Group chats are being made more pleasant as well. WhatsApp has allowed emoji reactions in voice chats, which allows users to give quick replies without interrupting the discussion. Besides having the person who is talking at that moment showing up in large video calls, a new speaker spotlight makes it easier to follow the conversation if many people are participating.
AI-Powered Image Creation Gets a Holiday Glow-Up
The Meta AI services provided by WhatsApp are receiving a considerable boost. The users will now see the incorporation of the more robust Midjourney and Flux models:
Realistic AI images
More detailing and quality
Holiday greetings, creative visuals, and Status posts will have the best output.
Moreover, there is a new exciting feature that you can turn any photo into a short video, thus adding a festive flavor to your memories or chats.
Cleaner Chats and Easier File Browsing on Desktop
WhatsApp Web and Desktop have become more user-friendly. No longer need to go through an endless scroll of chats to look for a shared file as a newly created media tab gathers all files shared by you, such as links, photos, and documents, in one place.
The update has also been beneficial in terms of cleaner link previews, which make long URLs less distracting and look tidy.
New Status Features and Better Channel Interactions
The following features are making the Status more expressive:
New stickers
Music lyric stickers
Prompt questions
Interactive stickers that respond to a tap
Moreover, for Channels, the admin now has a new tool at his disposal: questions in Channels - a very efficient method of gathering audience responses in real-time.
