WhatsApp For iPhones: New Features Integrated

At the F8 conference held last week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a host of interesting changes which were going to be integrated into the messaging app, WhatsApp. Post the meet, the social messaging app announced new changes to the iOS version of WhatsApp. WhatsApp iOS update 2.18.51 apparently brings the ability to watch Instagram and Facebook videos in the app. This means that now, along with YouTube videos, iPhone users can view Instagram and Facebook videos right within their WhatsApp chat!

Earlier, when users opened Instagram or YouTube video links on their chats, it would open in a separate app on the phone. With the updated version, the link opens while you are texting or using the app. At the moment, the app is in the Beta version and will be made available to the public very soon. In its latest update, WhatsApp has mentioned in its changelog (updated features log) that the in app video playback will work for Instagram and Facebook as well.

To shake things up a bit, the changelog has said the feature supports PiP (Picture in Picture Mode.) This means that the app lets you watch YouTube or Instagram videos while chatting with multiple people at the same time. The video will continue to play in the form of a bubble on the top and can be moved around on the phone as desired. It comes with play/pause, close and full screen buttons, just like YouTube’s PiP video bubble. The YouTube packaging feature was introduced early in this year, in January, to be precise.