WhatsApp Announces New Tools

 Introduction of new feature by WhatsApp  

Instant messaging App, WhatsApp has added new text formatting options to improve messaging. Several new text formatting options have been added to WhatsApp to help users communicate more effectively. WhatsApp users can now use bulleted and numbered lists, block quotes and inline code to highlight and organize their messages, making it easier to break down large sections of text into something easier to read. Following are the details:-

Channel polls

Polls will be displayed in-stream, with full vote counts shown at the right of the display. Polls are an easy, low effort engagement option, which generally spark more response, and can also help to boost community connection. As such, the addition of polls within WhatsApp Channels makes a lot of sense, and you can no doubt expect to see them appearing in your chats sometime soon. Voice Notes, meanwhile, will provide another creative option for admins to engage their groups.

Voice posts in Channels

Long pressing on a chat or image from within a Channel will now provide the option to forward that to your personal Status update, which could be a good way to promote public Channels, and get more people to sign up. These are some handy updates, which will no doubt help to drive more engagement in Channels in the app. And with WhatsApp seeing increased usage, particularly in North America, that could be a valuable pathway to connect with your audience, and keep them updated of relevant news from your brand. On another front, WhatsApp’s also increasing the number of admins that a Channel can have from one to up to 16, which will provide more capacity to maximize the option for its users.

Content and Social Media Manager

WhatsApp has announced some new features for its increasingly popular Channels broadcast messaging option, including in-stream polls, voice notes and a new way to share public Channel posts as a personal Status update. Now, Channel admins will be able to send out polls to their audience, providing another way to spark group engagement, and gauge sentiment on specific topics.

Channel posts in Status

Voice posting options seem to be a handy way for celebrities, in particular, to share unique, engaging updates to their WhatsApp channel audience. And also, it’s another creative consideration, with a range of potential possibilities. WhatsApp will also now enable Channel members to forward a channel update as a Status update, if, of course, that Channel isn’t private.

These new formatting options have been in development for a while, but now they’re available on WhatsApp for Android, iOS, Web, and Mac, alongside support for Channels. They join the existing bold, italic, strikethrough and monospace formats which were already available to all WhatsApp users. It’s a rising consideration, and these new tools could spark even more interest.