Have you ever been dropped into a WhatsApp group in the middle of a conversation and had no context as to what was being discussed and why?
That’s soon set to change.
At present, when someone is added to a WhatsApp group, the only part of the conversation they can view is whatever has been said after they’ve joined the group.
Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new “recent history-sharing” feature for new group participants on Android beta.
Accordingly, WhatsApp is expected to add a new setting for groups named ‘Recent History Sharing’, notes WABetaInfo.
The feature will automatically share messages sent in the group 24 hours before a new user joins. Once released, this option will only be accessible to group admins.
With this feature, users will be able to read messages that were shared before they joined the group, helping them to understand the context of the new messages.
The recent history-sharing feature is currently under development, and is expected to be rolled out in a future update of the app, the report said.
Last week, it was reported that the messaging platform had started to roll out a feature that allows users to create and share AI stickers on Android beta.
Earlier this month, the company behind this IM app had released a new multi-account feature on Android beta, which allows users to add additional accounts to the app.
This feature helps users to keep their private chats, work conversations and other chats all in one application.
It was also reported that the company had started to work on a new passkey feature for account verification on Android beta.
