{"id":205527,"date":"2022-10-19T14:20:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T12:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=205527"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:23:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:23:01","slug":"new-features-for-whatsapp-on-ios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/new-features-for-whatsapp-on-ios\/","title":{"rendered":"New features for WhatsApp on iOS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatsapp for iOS is about to get a little more interesting and feature-packed than it already is. The latest update for this<strong> OS-specific<\/strong> version of WhatsApp is bringing calling links, productivity features for WhatsApp groups, and brand-new reaction features into the WhatsApp ecosystem.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"WhatsApp\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/cc03a0ea-96d0-11e6-9905-00163ed833e7\/1398466786\/whatsapp-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">WhatsApp<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First off, we\u2019ve got the calling links. Essentially, these will be links that you\u2019ll be able to circulate to your contacts so that they can join your group <strong>call sessions<\/strong>. Meta revealed the feature earlier this month, and it\u2019s good to see it finally making its way into the app.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next, WhatsApp will also now have new options for group admins. Previously, the telecommunication giant released a feature whereby group participants could leave groups silently without informing the rest of the group. WhatsApp\u2019s latest update keeps this possible; however, the group admins will be notified if someone leaves. Another group-specific feature is that group admins will now be able to delete <strong>anyone\u2019s messages<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This won\u2019t just delete the message on their side of the screen, but rather for everyone. Furthermore, if you post something that an admin deletes, you will be able to see who deleted your message. This is a bit of a double-edged sword. Another feature within the message deletion realm is that subsequent to this update, you\u2019ll be able to undo \u2018delete for me\u2019 if you wish to do so. You\u2019ll only be able to do this for a few seconds, though.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Whatsapp-status-reaction-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Whatsapp status reactions\" class=\"wp-image-205533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Whatsapp-status-reaction-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Whatsapp-status-reaction-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Whatsapp-status-reaction-2-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Whatsapp-status-reaction-2-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Whatsapp-status-reaction-2-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Whatsapp-status-reaction-2-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Whatsapp-status-reaction-2-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Whatsapp-status-reaction-2-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Whatsapp-status-reaction-2-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Whatsapp-status-reaction-2-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Whatsapp-status-reaction-2-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Whatsapp-status-reaction-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Whatsapp-status-reaction-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last feature of the latest WhatsApp update is the brand-new Status Reactions interface. Essentially, you\u2019ll now be able to react to users\u2019<strong> status updates<\/strong> directly. Previously, you could only reply to a status which would be sent to the status\u2019 source as a message.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WhatsApp is one of the most widely-used and popular messaging platforms in the industry. As such, there are many<strong> threat actors<\/strong> looking into ways to use WhatsApp to steal information and private content from its users. One such piece of malware is a <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.en.softonic.com\/articles\/fake-version-whatsapp-steal-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fake version of WhatsApp that will steal your account details<\/a>. Protect yourself, and only download apps from websites that are verified safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whatsapp for iOS is about to get a little more interesting and feature-packed than it already is. The latest update for this OS-specific version of WhatsApp is bringing calling links, productivity features for WhatsApp groups, and brand-new reaction features into the WhatsApp ecosystem.\u00a0 First off, we\u2019ve got the calling links. Essentially, these will be links &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/new-features-for-whatsapp-on-ios\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New features for WhatsApp on iOS&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9222,"featured_media":205532,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[2333],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-205527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionwhatsapp"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205527"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":340544,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205527\/revisions\/340544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/205532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205527"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=205527"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=205527"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=205527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}