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WhatsApp has been super active this year in terms of rolling out new features, functionality and updates for WhatsApp for Android, WhatsApp for iPhone and WhatsApp Web. From all the new features that arrived on the most popular instant messaging app this year, we pick the five most useful features that stood out for a variety of reasons.

WhatsApp is by far the most popular instant messaging app in the world. And it gained even greater importance through the course of the year 2020 as it became the default communications platform for work, for catching up with friends and for families to stay in touch. No wonder then that the WhatsApp data suggested a significant spike in usage too. In March when the Coronavirus pandemic really took its effect with lockdowns and work from home routines, users on average were spending over 15 billion minutes talking each day on WhatsApp calls, well above the pre-pandemic usage trends. According to research firm Statista, as of October 2020, WhatsApp has 2 billion active global users, with Facebook Messenger in second place with 1.3 billion active users and WeChat following in third with 1.2 billion. India is WhatsApp’s biggest market.

We should simply say that WhatsApp has been very dynamic this year as far as turning out new highlights, usefulness, and updates for WhatsApp for Android, WhatsApp for iPhone, and WhatsApp Web. From all the new highlights that showed up on the most well-known texting application this year, we pick the five most valuable highlights that stood apart for an assortment of reasons—utility, allure, and uniqueness.

WhatsApp Payments: The last large expansion of the year must be the initiation of WhatsApp Payments. Similarly, as we headed towards the finish of 2020, WhatsApp declared that the WhatsApp Payments highlight is presently accessible to up to 20 million clients in India.

The Facebook claimed WhatsApp stage affirmed that WhatsApp Payments are presently Live with State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, and Axis Bank, and will empower the National Payments Corporation of India’s (NPCI) Unified Payment Interface (UPI) framework for clients to make installments, cash moves and then some. The declaration came as a component of the continuous Facebook Fuel for India’s highest point. It was in November that WhatsApp Payments was given the endorsement to empower installments for clients in India inside the WhatsApp application.

Dim Mode: After many long stretches of hypothesis and a restless stand by, WhatsApp clients at last gain admittance to the Dark Mode in the application. The WhatsApp Dark Mode rollout happened recently, for Android just as the iPhone. A new WhatsApp update likewise added new talk backdrops for the WhatsApp Dark Mode. In the long run, Dark Mode was additionally turned out for WhatsApp on the work area, to make it a level battleground for all clients. Everything just looks better in obscurity mode, isn’t that right?

Vanishing Messages: WhatsApp’s new Disappearing Messages include is currently accessible for all clients and you will have the option to send messages to loved ones, which will consequently vanish following a time of 7 days. Be that as it may, why 7 days? “We’re beginning with 7 days since we think it offers significant serenity that discussions aren’t lasting, while at the same time staying viable so you remember what you were visiting about. The shopping rundown or store address you got a couple of days prior will be there while you need it, and afterward vanish after you don’t,” is the means by which WhatsApp portrays it.

WhatsApp Group Video And Voice Calls: At when millions around the globe were telecommuting and depending vigorously on moment couriers and video calling applications to complete work and keep in contact with loved ones, WhatsApp refreshed the gathering calling highlight to incorporate 8 members, rather than 4 that was the breaking point before. WhatsApp said that in March, when the Coronavirus Pandemic truly kicked in, clients on normal were going through more than 15 billion minutes talking every day on WhatsApp calls, well over the pre-pandemic utilization patterns.

Quiet Groups Forever: WhatsApp currently permits you to quiet irritating, aggravating, and hyperactive WhatsApp Groups always now. The “Consistently” choice in the Mute settings for each gathering currently replaces the 1-year alternative, with different choices being 8 hours and multi-week. The alternative is accessible on WhatsApp for Android and WhatsApp for iPhone and is precious.