The Android version of WhatsApp has new privacy settings with a current update. A camera shortcut on the home screen makes it easy to send pictures, it is also now possible to pay the applicable annual fee for a friend.
It is not quiet to the WhatsApp Messenger since the takeover plans become known through Facebook dominates the chat app almost every day the news pages. After yesterday's message about the WhatsApp flat rate of E-Plus , it is now an update that brings a host of new features.
Privacy: Privacy in three steps
Pleasing for many users is probably mainly that privacy settings can be more flexible with version 2.11.186. In the settings under Account -> Privacy you can set are visible to whom profile picture, status, and the last online time stamp. A closer look reveals but then: There are only three settings, namely Everyone , My contact e or nobody . Moreover, it is me so far failed after update to update my privacy settings, possibly due to overloaded servers.
Impractical camera shortcut
A camera shortcut on the homescreen allows to take pictures and send them directly from the camera app. This is handy for snapshots that you want to send directly via WhatsApp, but otherwise impractical because the shortcut does not start the default camera, but a separate, scaled-down camera app with very little options: flash and front camera can be set and selected via buttons be a quick tip on the shutter makes a photo, hold down to start the video recording. More options does not exist. In addition, the so captured images are not saved in the photo gallery, but only in the WhatsApp folder.
Pay for a friend
Interesting is the third major new feature: It is now possible to pay the annual fee of 89 cents WhatsApp for a friend, by simply selecting the appropriate contact from the list joy. Paid as usual, right on the smartphone via PayPal or Google Wallet, or through a payment link which will be sent by e-mail.
All new features of version 2.11.186 at a glance:
- New privacy settings for recently online, profile picture and status
- Camera shortcut for faster sending pictures
- Ability to pay WhatsApp service for a friend
- Large preview video chatting
- Widget that unread messages on the home screen displays (Android 3.0 +)
- Ability to save / share profile picture / group icon
- Fix for Flag Emoji on Sony phones
- Fix for voice messaging volume on Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Sony phones
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