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Smartwatches will have new features, including the function of sending voice messages. Beta s can now use WhatsApp updates on Wear OS.

People who wear smart watches, also known as smartwatches, now you can count on the WhatsApp No. Wear OS, thanks to WhatsApp Beta version 2.23.10.10 update to Android. Present on devices with this operating system, the messaging app received a upgrade which allows sending text and audio messages, as well as showing useful information about the application, such as the number of unread messages. For now, the new functions are only available to beta s. Here in the showmetech, you can check the new functionalities and the most important information about this new implementation on WhatsApp. 505n3n

How did the rebranding from WearOS? 3v4n5x

Wearable devices will be useful for sending messages, both by text and by voice. In the image: several screens available on smart watches, with a dark background (Image: Pocket Now / Playback).

In March 2018, the Google decided to rebrand its system dedicated to body-worn devices, or w (“wearable”, in free translation). So the A gave way to Wear OS, as a way of making a more explicit reference to operating systems (the acronym OS stands for operational system, operational system). Even after this change, the system continued to be available for both smartwatches with Android and com iOS, as a way to reach a wider range of s. At the time the brand redesign was announced, the Google highlighted precisely this breadth:

“We are announcing a new name that better reflects our technology, vision and, most important of all — the people who wear our watches […].”

Dennis Tropper, Director of Product Stewardship at Google
s using Wear OS will be able to count on new updates in WhatsApp, even with message editing; in the photo: smart watch showing WhatsApp installation (left) and messages received in the app (right) (Image: Bruno Martinez).

The official developers page Android indicates that the most recent update on the Wear OS it was in April 2021. This improvement from two years ago adapted the system so that it would be more adaptable to the next functions that will come to the OS. Already the latest version of the system for devices wearable, in version 3.5, features improved app loading, better battery performance, new animations, and other experience improvements.

What are the new WhatsApp features available on Wear OS? 5y3g3n

WhatsApp on Wear has a new version that has several functions. In the future, s may be able to edit messages. In the image: several smart watches, around the official Wear OS logo (Image: Pocket Now / Playback).

Before, the WhatsApp was available on the system with more basic functionality. Therefore, it was only possible to respond to notifications that arrived through the app via smart watches. Now the application modifications on the system Wear OS let s reply to messages at any time. Along with this implementation in the beta version, it is also possible to see recent conversations and even message history.

WhatsApp will allow, on smartwatches with Android and in the beta version of the app, the visualization of available s; in the image: WhatsApp screen (on the right) with application icons, on a smart watch (Image: Android Police/Playback).

Other improvements also include access to s available on WhatsApp and audio messages present in app conversations. Even with these improvements, the WhatsApp No. Wear OS it still doesn't allow s to start new conversations via smartwatches or send messages to an unpublished . This app update only allows people to send messages to people who have already started a conversation exchange for now.

Installing WhatsApp on an Android smartwatch can allow s to send messages in both text and audio; in the image: WhatsApp installation screen on a smartwatch. (Screenshot: Bruno Martinez).

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Image editing feature has already appeared in WhatsApp Web Beta, and should reach the Wear OS version; in the image: WhatsApp screen for beta s shows message option, in the lower right corner of the screen, in English (Image: WABetaInfo/Reproduction).

Imagine being able to edit already sent messages. So it is! One of the future updates of the WhatsApp No. Wear OS will include not only the possibility to edit messages already sent, but also to delete them. Also, information from WABetaInfo shows that the beta version of Web WhatsApp already has this feature, which allows text message editing within 15 minutes of sending.

Also, according to the vehicle, people who are already using the application in test mode are already able to receive the edited messages. But, if the message reaches any who does not use the beta version, he still receives the text with the modifications. It is just not possible to read messages already edited in versions of WhatsApp that are not recent.

Furthermore, this possibility of editing is already present for those who already have access to the beta version of WhatsApp Web. Want to stay in the loop and experience these updates? Testers can apply to the Android Beta to learn about new features.

Do you use any smartwatch? Do you think these new functions will make your day to day more practical? Tell us on showmetech!

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Source: The Verge | Pocket Now | BetaInfo | Android Developers

reviewed by Glaucon Vital in 9 / 5 / 23.

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