Apparently, like Twitter users, some users of the WhatsApp messaging service are also asking for an “edit” button that would allow a message to be edited after it has been sent. Indeed, according to an article recently published by the WABetaInfo site, WhatsApp would develop this functionality.
It was while digging into the beta of the Android version of the WhatsApp application that the media, which is generally very well informed, would have discovered elements suggesting that the functionality is in preparation. And if these elements were discovered on the Android application, it is likely that WhatsApp will also offer this button on the iOS versions and on the web versions.
WABetaInfo also shared a screenshot showing how the button will look. But unfortunately, other details are still missing at this stage. For example, we don’t know if there will be a time limit after which WhatsApp will no longer allow a message to be corrected. Also, it’s unclear when this feature might be made official.
WhatsApp is working on editing text messages!
WhatsApp is finally developing a feature that lets us edit text messages for a future update of the app!
More details are available in the post 🤩https://t.co/lLooTyrgWm pic.twitter.com/QLCNBBlWra— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) May 31, 2022
Otherwise, in the current form, WhatsApp would not show the change history yet. However, as this is still a feature under development, there may be changes before the rollout.
Finally, it should be noted that according to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp would have already considered offering this edit button five years ago, but would have finally backtracked.
WhatsApp is full of new features to improve the messaging experience
While its competitors like Android Messages, Telegram, or Signal are gaining popularity, WhatsApp continues to improve its messaging service. Among the novelties recently announced by this one, there are the emoji reactions, the Communities (which allow to have group discussions organized as on Slack or on Discord), as well as the possibility of transferring large files (up to to 2 GB, whereas the old limit was 100 MB. On the other hand, the limit on the number of participants in a discussion group is increased to 512 people.
Soon, a paid version for companies
At the same time, WhatsApp’s business model is becoming clearer. As a reminder, before the takeover by Meta, the app was free for the first year, then became payable, with a very low price of 1 euro per year.
The problem is that these annual fees were a brake on the growth of the courier service, as far as users, in certain countries, users did not have means of online payments. Also, Meta has decided to make WhatsApp completely free.
And instead of charging users, the group decided to charge businesses that use the messaging service to communicate with their customers. In 2018, Meta launched WhatsApp Business API, a tool for large companies to allow them to manage conversations with their customers.
Recently another tool, called Coud API was launched. “Businesses and developers will have much faster and easier access to this new API, which builds directly on WhatsApp, to further personalize the experience and respond more quickly to their customers. The Cloud API will also eliminate costly server expenses for our partners and give them instant access to new features. Interested companies can sign up directly or go through one of our enterprise solution providers »WhatsApp explained in a post.
And at the same time, Meta announced a paid version for the WhatsApp Business application. This is free, but soon, SMEs will be able to subscribe to a paid subscription to be able to use the same account on 10 devices, and obtain customizable links.
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