WhatsApp will soon allow new group participants to view recent history

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new recent history-sharing feature for new group participants on Android beta. For this feature, WhatsApp is expected to add a new setting for groups called ‘Recent History Sharing’, reports WABetaInfo.

This feature will automatically share messages sent to the group 24 hours before a new user joins. Once released, this option will only be available to group admins. With this feature, users will be able to read messages that were shared before joining the group, helping them understand the context of new messages.

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The recent history-sharing feature is currently under development, and is expected to be introduced in a future update of the app, the report added. Last week, it was reported that the messaging platform has started rolling out a feature that allows users to create and share AI stickers on Android Beta.

Earlier this month, the Meta-owned platform released a new multi-account feature on Android beta that allows users to add additional accounts to the app. This feature helps users to keep their personal chats, work conversations, and other chats all in one application.

It was also reported that the company has started working on a new Passkey feature for account verification on Android Beta. A passkey is a short sequence of numbers or letters that is used to verify a user’s identity. It also acts as a type of security code that ensures that only authorized devices can be verified.