WhatsApp for Android debuts fast sending of photos and videos
The company WhatsApp continues to maintain the intrigue about its confirmed Internet calling function , although it does not for that reason neglect the presentation of other features and useful news for its users. In this way, and for the moment only on the Android platform, it has released a new update to launch the fast sending of photos and videos from a chat.A feature that was already tested in the beta version or tests and that now reaches all users of this platform to speed up the process of sending this content.
This is an update that raises the version number of WhatsApp for Android to 2.11.301 A version that, without presenting an official list of changes, does have different new features distributed among the functional and visual aspects of what is the most widespread messaging application in the world. Among its novelties, the new icon included in the conversation writing bar stands out. Thus, next to the microphone of the Push To Talk messages, there is now an icon in the shape of camerawhich activates the target of the terminal.
With this function the user does not have to pull down the Share menu and select the camera or video, but it appears with a single touch of the screen. And not only that. From here it is possible to take either a photo or a video The only difference is that for the still image you only have to touch the shutter release, being able to establish flash and camera preferences beforehand. However, if the user performs a long press, a video This recording begins it can be canceled by sliding your finger off the button to avoid sending it directly. This is a function already seen a few months ago in the beta version, and is now available to all users of Android But it is not the only novelty that it presents WhatsApp in this update.
Along with the functionality of the quick sending of photos and videos, we must highlight a small visual tweak discovered on the screens of Contact Information These are those menus in which you can find out both the contact information and view shared files in an individual or group conversation. A space that now presents your information in the form of cards well divided and cut minimalist A style that has also been carried over to other application menus such as Profile, which now has a quick icon in the lower right corner of the photo to change user image in one touch.
In short, an update that continues extending the wait to receive voice callsHowever, it is very convenient to have this new icon to take photos instantly, without moving through the share menu. An improvement that comes accompanied by some visual changes that taste little. And it is that the style of cards has already been used by Google for a long time, giving the feeling that WhatsApp has been left off the hook in terms of the style lines of the moment. In any case, the new version of this messaging application is already available through Google Play for a free
