{"id":342900,"date":"2017-06-07T00:42:35","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T16:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1500353"},"modified":"2017-06-07T00:42:35","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T16:42:35","slug":"whatsapp-embraces-visuals-with-filters-albums-and-reply-shortcuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/whatsapp-embraces-visuals-with-filters-albums-and-reply-shortcuts\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp embraces visuals with filters, albums, and reply shortcuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/whatsapp-filters.jpg?w=738\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\">The camera is the new keyboard, and WhatsApp refuses to be left behind. While its sister app Instagram dukes it out with Snapchat in the west, WhatsApp is popularizing visual communication around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Today <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/whatsapp-messenger\/id310633997?mt=8\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp\u2019s iOS app<\/a> gets three new features, the company tells TechCrunch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1500362\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/whatsapp-albums.png?w=680&amp;h=671\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/whatsapp-albums.png?w=680&amp;h=671 680w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/whatsapp-albums.png?w=1360&amp;h=1342 1360w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/whatsapp-albums.png?w=150&amp;h=148 150w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/whatsapp-albums.png?w=300&amp;h=296 300w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/whatsapp-albums.png?w=768&amp;h=758 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Filters<\/strong> \u2013 Users can now add one of five filters to their photos, videos, and GIFs from within WhatsApp so they can jazz up their imagery, or correct for poor lighting. After shooting or uploading, users can swipe to choose from pop, black and white, cool, chrome, and film filters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Albums<\/strong> \u2013 When users send four or more photos or videos, WhatsApp will now automatically group them into an album with a tile layout. Recipients can open the album to swipe through the media full-screen<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reply Shortcuts<\/strong> \u2013 You can reply to a specific message in a thread by swiping on it, which pops it to the bottom of the chat window where you can type a response. This is especially useful in fast-moving group chats where someone\u2019s question might get buried in other messages before you can reply<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_1500368\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"23.023255813953\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1500368 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/quick_reply.gif?w=680&amp;h=510\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"510\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">WhatsApp Reply Shortcuts, via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dribbble.com\/shots\/3546446-WhatsApp-Quick-Reply\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlie Deets<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Facebook Messenger recently tried adding the ability to @mention someone in a group chat to get at the same problem as reply shortcuts, but WhatsApp\u2019s version offers even more specificity.<\/p>\n<p>We asked WhatsApp if Android users can expect these features, and the company told me \u201cWe\u2019d like to add these features to the Android app in the future, but do not have timing to share yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along with WhatsApp\u2019s Snapchat Stories clone Status, these updates shift the chat app\u2019s focus more towards imagery. That could keep it appealing to teens while making use of the increasing bandwidth, bigger screens, better cameras, and shrinking data costs around the world. Yet WhatsApp is still supports utilitarian communication that Snapchat\u2019s aggressively ephemeral private messaging feature doesn\u2019t handle as gracefully.<\/p>\n<p>If WhatsApp can combines visuals and utility to make you feel like you\u2019re sitting next to someone instead of reducing interactions to a jumble of text, it could soak up even more of people\u2019s time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/whatsapp-filters.jpg?w=680\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/whatsapp-filters.jpg?w=680 680w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/whatsapp-filters.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/whatsapp-filters.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/whatsapp-filters.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/whatsapp-filters.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>&nbsp;The camera is the new keyboard, and WhatsApp refuses to be left behind. While its sister app Instagram dukes it out with Snapchat in the west, WhatsApp is popularizing visual communication around the world. Today WhatsApp&#8217;s iOS app gets three new features, the company tells TechCrunch. 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