Whatsapp for Android Adds New Text Formatting Tools in Beta
WhatsApp has been on a roll lately with new multiple features piling up in the beta. Recently, we learned that WhatsApp is gearing up to soon allow users tochange their app theme colors. Not to mention that theWhatsApp multi-accountsupport feature rollout was a big move to enhance user experience. Now, another WABetaInforeportreveals that Android users will soon get a bunch of new WhatsApp text formatting tools to make use of.
According to the latest report, WhatsApp’s new beta update #2.24.2.9 on Android brings acouple of new text formatting tools. Now, using these text formatting tools, WhatsApp Android users will be able to send code blocks, quote blocks, numbered lists, and bulleted lists in their messages. This adds to the existing bold, italic, and strikethrough formatting options.
As you can see from the above screenshot, using specific formatting syntaxes or shortcuts, you can make use of this feature. Here’s a quick rundown of how it will work:
Talks of this feature making it to WhatsApp have been going on for quite some time, withreportshaving started pouring in as early as August 2023. In October 2023, another report revealed that this feature was being tested out for WhatsApp web and mobile app versions. Moreover, while we were drafting, we stumbled upon an officialWhatsApp support pagethat already mentions all of these formatting options.
Some beta testers on the latest 2.24.2.9 version can use the new formatting options. That could only mean one thing; that this feature is going to arrive via a stable update very soon.
Besides, these text formatting options are not just for you to use in personal chats. They can come in handy for carrying out work-related conversations as well. As the report states, these new WhatsApp text formatting options will allow users to“effectively communicate technical details or complex information with precision.”
What do you think about this new feature? Will you find yourself using it actively? Let us know in the comments down below!
Sagnik Das Gupta
Sagnik is a tech aficionado who can never say “no” to dipping his toes into unknown waters of tech or reviewing the latest gadgets. He is also a hardcore gamer, having played everything from Snake Xenzia to Dead Space Remake.
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