Four huge changes coming to WhatsApp in 2023 revealed – including new edit trick

2023 is shaping up to be a bumper year for new WhatsApp features.

The popular chat app is preparing loads of stuff for next year which takes things to a whole new level.

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Here are four features we hope to see in 2023 which have already been leaked.

Picture-in-picture video calling

Picture-in-picture video calling is a very useful trick for multitasking.

It means you’ll be able to leave WhatsApp as you chat to a friend while doing other things on your device.

It’s already being trialed by beta testers but it is expected to launch for everyone sometime early 2023.

Voice status update

Lots of people use the status update element on WhatsApp.

But next year it could be getting a welcome addition in the form of voice updates.

According to WABetaInfo, you’ll be able to post a voice note of up to 30 seconds on your status updates.

Edit messages

The ability to edit messages on WhatsApp has been up for discussion for a while now.

Beta testers have tried various early builds of a way you hold and correct mistakes after they’ve been sent.

Here’s hoping we could finally see this highly-requested feature land in 2023.

Search for messages by date

Search has improved loads on WhatsApp in recent years but it can still be hard to sift through tonnes of conversations.

Thankfully developers appear to be working on another way to narrow results down.

Leaks indicate that they’re building a tool to set a date range.

As with any early leaks, WhatsApp may decide not to release it at all, so we’ll have to wait and see whether any of these will come true.

How to get WhatsApp beta

To download WhatsApp beta for your smartphone you need to go to Google Play on your Android and search for WhatsApp.

Scroll down the page until you see “Become a Beta Tester”.

Tap the “I’m In” button and then click “Join” to confirm.

Now all you have to do is wait for the update to the beta version of the app.

Joining the WhatsApp beta on iOS is more difficult, and has limited capacity.

Follow Apple’s guide here.

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