WhatsApp introduces three new features to make chats more productive
Technology
Users have been allowed to forward media that has a caption
(Web Desk) – WhatsApp, a widely used messaging app, has rolled out new features that will make chats a little more productive and fun.
The new updates are related to polls and sharing with captions. The app has introduced three new updates for polls to help groups gather info and make decisions together.
“Create single-vote polls: For when you need a definitive answer, we’re introducing the option for poll creators to allow people to vote only once. Simply turn off ‘allow multiple answers' when creating a poll.
Search for polls in your chats: It’s not always possible to answer a poll immediately, and it can be difficult to find a poll within the chat at a later time. Now, you can filter messages by polls, just like you can for photos, videos or links. On the ‘Chats’ screen, press ‘Search’ and then ‘Polls’ to find a list of all results.
“Stay updated on poll results: You will now receive notifications when people vote on your polls, so you can easily keep up to date on responses.”
Forwarding with Captions
Sharing photos on WhatsApp is one of the easiest ways of keeping friends and family updated on your life, and the ability to forward media means you can quickly reshare images from one group of connections to another. But sometimes you might not have time to add context before someone responds.
Now, users have been allowed to forward media that has a caption with options of keeping it, deleting or completely rewriting it to give extra information when sharing photos between chats. “You can also add a caption to photos and videos when you forward them,” WhatsApp said in its blog.
Sharing Documents with Captions
Just like when sharing images or videos, the documents you share may require a little explanation. Whether it’s when sending a newspaper article or a work document, now you have the option to add a caption before sharing.
These updates have started rolling out to users globally and will be available to everyone in the coming weeks.
