{"id":114371,"date":"2018-11-28T23:23:11","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T23:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=114371"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:41:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:41:19","slug":"whatsapp-preview-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/whatsapp-preview-update\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp’s latest update could get you in trouble"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Back in July, we told you that WhatsApp was going to completely overhaul its notification system<\/a>. WhatsApp notifications will begin to include the media from the messages they are notifying you about. If a message contains an image, then you\u2019ll be able to view and download the image right there in the notification tray.<\/strong> We\u2019re still waiting for a wider roll-out of the new notification system, but we\u2019ve since learned that when it comes, it may contain a little added spice on top of what we first thought we were going to get.<\/p>\n

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WhatsApp will soon enable video previews in push notifications<\/h2>\n

This news comes courtesy of the guys over at WABetaInfo. They reported via Tweet<\/a> that some users have started to notice videos, from the messages they\u2019re receiving, playing in their notification tray. What is interesting about the users talking about this is that they are not users of the WhatsApp beta, they are regular users. It looks like WhatsApp has begun rolling out this new feature to regular users. With no official word from WhatsApp, however, we\u2019ll just have to wait and see how this unfolds over the next few days.<\/p>\n

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\u2705 WhatsApp is rolling out the possibility to view videos directly in the push notification for any iOS beta user having the 2.18.102.5 version installed!<\/p>\n

It will be available soon for App Store users.<\/p>\n

\u2014 WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) November 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Once this update hits your device, it means that images and even videos will be visible on your lock screen!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Playing videos automatically on the lock screen and in the devices notification tray definitely opens up a number of privacy issues. If a device is left unattended or if the person using it is in a crowded environment, then there won\u2019t be much stopping other people from seeing the videos playing in the user\u2019s notifications. According to the reports, the previews don\u2019t play the whole video, but there could still be enough on display to cause embarrassment or, even worse, some sort of security issue.<\/p>\n

For people worried about scenarios like the ones we\u2019ve described above, you\u2019ll be glad to know that you\u2019ll have the option to turn off the feature. Once we\u2019ve received the update, we\u2019ll make sure we post a tutorial on how to prevent images and videos showing up on your lock screen and in your notification tray. To make sure you don\u2019t miss out on that, pop your email address in the box at the bottom of the page to receive our regular email updates.<\/p>\n

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This is just the latest of a number of new WhatsApp features on the horizon. Soon, we can also expect to see a new search function for WhatsApp Stickers<\/a>, an updated contact sharing feature<\/a>, and WhatsApp has even extended its iOS beta testing program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Make sure you stick with us for all the latest WhatsApp related breaking news.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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