Posted by Unknown / Tuesday, June 14, 2016 / No comments / tech
WhatsApp Beta Now Lets You Quote Messages
WhatsApp has been
releasing constant updates for its app over the months and it appears a new "Quick
Quotes" feature is coming soon. Previous updates included improved security encriptions, formatting options, quick reply popups, media storage based on specific contacts, a limited
support for GIFs and a video calling feature which is still allegedly under
works. WhatsApp also recently released a desktop version that allows document sharing over the
messaging platform. In its latest update, the WhatsApp 2.16.188 BETA version has incorporated a new
nifty feature called "Quick Quotes" that lets users quote a specific
part of a conversation to reply on.
While having little use
in one-on-one conversations, group chats can benefit a great deal from this
feature as such conversations usually consist of vast amounts of replies. More
often than not, this makes group discussions a bit aggravating as members have
to pay close attention to each and every reply to stay on-topic. With the added
upcoming Quick Quotes function, members in a group chat can now bring up
previous texts from a conversation, hidden away by a chunk of current messages.
This effectively cancels out the confusion caused when someone replies to an
earlier topic if, for example, they arrived late to the discussion.
To use the feature,
users have to long-press a speech bubble to bring up the contextual menu that
holds the Trash, Copy, Forward and Star options, now added with a Quick Quotes
function. Its icon resembles most reply buttons found in messaging apps, and
once tapped on, this will add the quoted text above the reply window. The Quick
Quotes feature works for standard text replies and even media embedded ones in
which the image or media is included in the quote.
Once sent, the quoted
message will appear above a person's reply, subheaded with the name of the
person whom the text was quoted from. The quote is also indicated with the
designated color of the user. Other members can then click on the quoted
message and WhatsApp will bring the user to the original reply, highlighting
the speech bubble in blue that gradually fades away.
According to some
reports, the feature has also been appearing in older versions of the app,
which has led most to conclude that the added function is originating from a server switch.
For those who have been
unable to call up the Quick Quotes option, it is advised that users check the
updates for any new downloads or else reinstall their WhatsApp application. It
is important to note that manual actions as such will not guarantee the
inclusion of the Quick Quotes feature on their device. A “What’s New” update on
its Google play store listing, however, does announce the
feature, which means the update could be rolling out in a few days or so. “Reply
to specific messages in any chat. Just tap and hold on any message and tap the
reply button at the top of the screen. You can even tap on the quoted part of
the message to scroll up to the original message.”
Interested users can
also join the beta testing phase to try out the latest WhatsApp
updates.
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