WhatsApp is working on an important feature, which is rolling out the beta users on iOS (version, iOS 24.3.10.70). The new Favourite Contacts feature is intended to enhance the calling experience much better and quicker.
WhatsApp to soon bring Add Favourite Contact feature
The new feature has been spotted by the popular WhatsApp beta tracking website, WABetaInfo. It will let users set favourite contacts, which will appear on top of the calls tab.
You can check this out in the screenshot below. WhatsApp users can simply tap on a favourite contact to start a video or voice call with them. This will make it faster and more convenient to make calls to family and friends.
By allowing users to set favourite contacts on top of the calls tab, WhatsApp is ensuring that important contacts are front and foremost of the calling interface.
As of now, it’s not clear how users will be able to set a favourite contact but we can see in the background of the screenshot that it can be done from the calls tab. It would be safe to assume that users will be able to long press on a contact to set them as a favourite contact.
Once a contact has been added to Favourites, it will appear on top of the calls tab. Users can simply tap on a Favourite Contact on top to start a call with them.
WhatsApp chat lock feature is now spotted for desktop users. The feature was spotted testing on the latest version of the WhatsApp Web beta. It is supposed to function similarly to how it was introduced for smartphone users last year.
The WhatsApp chat lock feature adds an additional layer of security and privacy to your chats. This was boosted later with the introduction of ‘secret codes’ that can keep your locked chats even more discreet, and hidden from everyone else. WhatsApp is currently testing the chat lock feature for its web app. It was spotted by WABetaInfo, who shared a screenshot of the feature, and how it will look like when it’s released.
The new pinned events feature was spotted by the popular WhatsApp Beta Updates tracking website, WABetaInfo. The publication has shared a screenshot of the said feature revealing how the function will work and what it will look like.
The feature will automatically recognise when a planned event is shared by an admin within one of the groups in the community and pin it in the community description section. This is particularly useful for WhatsApp Communities that have multiple groups and are super active with a lot of messages being shared.