All the news of the latest update of WhatsApp for iPhone

There is already a new version of WhatsApp available for iPhone. We are talking about the 2.18.20, which comes loaded with a few novelties focused on the design and appearance of some already classic functions of the most used messaging application in the world the world. A new version with which WhatsApp continues to grow and improve, thus moving further and further away from possible competitors and other contact services through mobile phones. This is everything included in this latest version.

Just go to the App Store if you own an iPhone to get version 2.18.20 of WhatsApp. Although the download page only reports the correction of various bugs or failures, it is actually an update with a few very interesting and specific new details . Very practical to improve the user experience both for amateur users and for those who are all experts.

One thing to note is that in groups where you've been kicked out or the conversation has closed, it's still possible to make a Private reply Just enter the chat, mark one of the messages received or sent and select the Reply option. This will take us to the private conversation of said contact, where the new message is sent along with the original message extracted from the group.Thus, the recipient will be able to have context about the response or even click on this message and access the exact point in the group where it was originally published.

Along with this, we also found that the Emoji smileys no longer lose size when they are replied with a message mentioning them . Whereas in previous versions they were displayed much smaller, they are now the same size as a normal Emoji emoticon sent.

Groups also get improvements in this version. Among them is a function to search for participants of said chat, in case the group is too large or you want to find one of the contacts quickly. You just have to access the group menu and choose Search participant In addition, now the administrators of a group are always shown at the top of the list of contacts of said chat group, to find them quickly without browsing the entire list.

Finally, one of the news rumored in recent weeks comes true. The mention notifications button arrives. If you are mentioned in a group on several occasions, a small button with the number of mentions appears on the right side of the screen. This makes it much easier to jump to the part of the conversation where the user was mentioned, without wasting time swiping or missing older unread mentions.

What about Spam?

However, the most curious thing about this update is the step backwards that WhatsApp has taken in order to protect its users against Spam or unwanted messages. Functions that were not yet active for everyone and that posed useful barriers to prevent the spread of these messages and the management of participants in massive groups.Well, WhatsApp has removed all these improvements in version 2.18.20 which can now be downloaded from the App Store for iPhone.

As echoed in WABetaInfo, WhatsApp was marking those messages that were forwarded many times to alert of a possible hoax or false newsHowever, all these advances have now disappeared. At the moment it is not known if for reasons of development of the function, or because WhatsApp has decided to withdraw from the war against the protection of its users against spam.