WhatsApp Beta Now Lets You Quote Messages: Here's The Deal
WhatsApp has been releasing constant updates for its app over the months and it appears a new "Quick Quotes" feature is coming soon.
Previous updates included improved security encryptions, formatting options, quick reply popups, media storage based on specific contacts, a limited support for GIFs and a video-calling feature which is still allegedly under works. WhatsApp also recently released a desktop version that allows document sharing over the messaging platform.
In its latest update, the WhatsApp 2.16.188 Beta version has incorporated a new nifty feature called "Quick Quotes" that lets users quote a specific part of a conversation to reply on.
In an effort to make the app more simple and user-friendly, WhatsApp has introduced a new feature that allows its user to quote any older messages and reply to it.
This latest update is quite similar to Twitter's 'Quote' feature and Facebook's 'Share Post' feature and available in Android beta build (version 2.16.118).
Simply press and hold on the message you want to reply. Within seconds a series of options like star, reply, copy, delete, forward will appear above the chat bubble.
Tap reply icon and your message will appears a quote. When you send your reply it will include a colorful thumbnail of your chosen messages.
Soon WhatsApp users will also get the ability to send GIFs in the messages
Interested users can also join the beta testing phase to try out the latest WhatsApp updates.