Amid the rising competition from Zoho’s Arattai application, Meta has given WhatsApp a slew of new features. WhatsApp’s new updates focus heavily on integration with Meta AI capabilities. With the new features, Meta AI can instantly generate customised chat themes, create AI-generated backgrounds for video calls, and even do the same for photos and videos captured directly within the chat.
The core of the new release centres on expanding the platform’s visual and expressive tools. Chief among them is the long-awaited ability to share Live Photos from iOS and Motion Photos from Android. It also adds the ability to customise the chat experience via Meta AI features.
New Updates at a Glance
Live and Motion Photos Support
The update now adds the ability to share Live Photos on iOS and Motion Photos on Android directly. The files will have both the sound and movement in these photos, thus allowing for a superior experience while exchanging photos with friends and family.
AI-Powered Chat Themes
Users will now be able to utilise Meta AI to generate fully customised chat themes based on text prompts. This is one of the ways to make the texting environment more interactive.
Custom AI Backgrounds
The update will also allow the use of Meta AI to create unique custom backgrounds for video calls, and for photos and videos taken directly inside a chat.
Document Scanning on Android
This will be a big feature for students and professionals who rely on WhatsApp to share documents on the go. This new native feature allows Android users to scan, crop, save, and send documents directly from the application. Users will no longer need a third-party app to scan and send documents. WhatsApp’s iPhone version already has a similar feature.
Easier Group Search
Users will be able to locate group chats quickly by searching for the name of any contact who is a member of that group.
With the new update, WhatsApp also introduces three new thematic sticker sets -Fearless Bird, School Days, and Vacation. The updates are expected to roll out gradually in a phased manner.
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