WhatsApp will soon allow group participants to share polls with other group members. Here’s all you need to know.
On WhatsApp, you can send text messages, audio, video, documents, etc. And now, in a most welcomed development, the chat app is working on a poll creation feature. idea. According to the information provided by WABetaInfo earlier in a report, the application is working on the poll creation feature with the help of group participants that will be able to share the poll with other members in group.
And now, with the WhatsApp beta update for Android 2.22.20.11, WABetaInfo revealed that the application is working on the entry point to open this section. However, it should be noted that the poll creation feature is still in development and will be implemented in a future update. Also, no specific date has been announced for the release of this feature yet.
As per the info, you’ll be able to find the entry point for the feature in the regular chat action panel, where you can see all the other media sharing options. WABetaInfo further announced that the same shortcut will be available on a future update of WhatsApp Desktop beta and WhatsApp beta for iOS.
Meanwhile, WABetaInfo on Thursday also announced via a tweet that WhatsApp beta with the latest update brings the ability to manage who can see when you’re online on WhatsApp to more beta testers. “NEW: WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.2.11 brings the ability to manage who can see when you’re online on WhatsApp to more beta testers,” the tweet read.
The hidden online status feature was rolled out on September 13 to some beta testers, and it is now rolling out to more users. To check if you can hide your online presence, you need to open WhatsApp Settings, go to Accounts, click on Privacy and if you see “Last seen and online”, that means this feature is already available for your account.
Alternatively, if this feature is available, you can select a “same as last seen” option that will only show your online presence to people who were last able to see you.
