Four big changes for WhatsApp in 2023 have been revealed – including a new editing trick for iPhone

2023 is shaping up to be a record year for new WhatsApp features.

The popular chat app is preparing tons of things for the next year, which takes things to a whole new level.

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Here are four features we’ll hopefully see in 2023 that have already been leaked.

Picture-in-picture video calls

Picture-in-picture video calling is a very useful trick for multitasking.

This means you can leave WhatsApp while chatting with a friend while doing other things on your device.

It’s already being tested by beta testers, but it’s expected to roll out to everyone sometime in early 2023.

Language status update

Many people use the status update element on WhatsApp.

But next year there could be a welcome addition in the form of language updates.

Corresponding WABetaInfoyou can post a voice note of up to 30 seconds about your status updates.

edit messages

The ability to edit messages on WhatsApp has been discussed for a while.

Beta testers tried various early builds on how to keep bugs and fix them after they were sent.

We hope to finally see this highly coveted feature land in 2023.

Search messages by date

Search has improved on WhatsApp over the past few years, but it can still be difficult to sift through tons of conversations.

Thankfully, the developers seem to be working on another way to narrow down the results.

Leaks indicate that they are developing a tool to set a date range.

As with all early leaks, WhatsApp may decide not to release it at all, so we’ll have to wait and see if any of that comes true.

How to get WhatsApp beta

To download WhatsApp Beta for your smartphone, you need to go to Google Play on your smartphone Android and search for whatsapp.

Scroll down the page until you see “Become a Beta Tester”.

Tap the “I’m in” button, then tap “Join” to confirm.

Now all you have to do is wait for the update to the beta version of the app.

Join the WhatsApp beta iOS is more difficult and has a limited capacity.

Follow Apple’s instructions here.

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