We’ve been teasing and dancing
around the next iteration of
WhatsApp for Windows Phone, an
update that is looking to be quite
considerable for the platform.
One new feature has just been
revealed sounds more exciting than it is: call contact. No, this is not WhatsApp going all VOIP on us, but is instead just another means to facilitate an easier transition when communicating with people. In a chat conversation, users will be able to quickly direct dial the recipient by just bringing up their contact info.
For instance, if you’re chatting with
someone and they say something
dramatic, instead of typing back you may want to call them right then and there. Currently, you would need to minimize the app, head to your People Hub, look them up and dial. In the coming update, you can just dial them right from the app (as
it will hand off to the Phone).
It’s a small but interesting addition
as it shows WhatsApp (and Nokia)
are looking to more tightly integrate the popular messenger service within the OS. Who knows, maybe WhatsApp will be integrated into the OS fully down the road? Such a feat though would require a full OS
update whereas for now, they can
just do these little alterations to
make it feel more native.
New features in WhatsApp beta for Windows Phone.
WhatsApp is currently in a private
beta (version 2.9.172) and is
expected to hit v3.0 when it is
released as a fresh overhaul of the
service. Other additions found in the beta include:
1. In addition to UI improvements
we've rewritten our background
agent code for increased
performance (biggest plus no more music API usage)
2. New smileys
3. Fixes notification issues for WP8
users. Users can now see smileys on the double wide tile.
Fast resume. (If the app is open and you click on the incoming
notification it opens as if in Android, very fast really)
4. On the start-up now it ask you to backup your chat history.
5. Large images.
around the next iteration of
WhatsApp for Windows Phone, an
update that is looking to be quite
considerable for the platform.
One new feature has just been
revealed sounds more exciting than it is: call contact. No, this is not WhatsApp going all VOIP on us, but is instead just another means to facilitate an easier transition when communicating with people. In a chat conversation, users will be able to quickly direct dial the recipient by just bringing up their contact info.
For instance, if you’re chatting with
someone and they say something
dramatic, instead of typing back you may want to call them right then and there. Currently, you would need to minimize the app, head to your People Hub, look them up and dial. In the coming update, you can just dial them right from the app (as
it will hand off to the Phone).
It’s a small but interesting addition
as it shows WhatsApp (and Nokia)
are looking to more tightly integrate the popular messenger service within the OS. Who knows, maybe WhatsApp will be integrated into the OS fully down the road? Such a feat though would require a full OS
update whereas for now, they can
just do these little alterations to
make it feel more native.
New features in WhatsApp beta for Windows Phone.
WhatsApp is currently in a private
beta (version 2.9.172) and is
expected to hit v3.0 when it is
released as a fresh overhaul of the
service. Other additions found in the beta include:
1. In addition to UI improvements
we've rewritten our background
agent code for increased
performance (biggest plus no more music API usage)
2. New smileys
3. Fixes notification issues for WP8
users. Users can now see smileys on the double wide tile.
Fast resume. (If the app is open and you click on the incoming
notification it opens as if in Android, very fast really)
4. On the start-up now it ask you to backup your chat history.
5. Large images.
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