What are the latest WhatsApp update rumours including vanishing messages?

WhatsApp is looking to make a few adjustments.

Back in February 2018, over one and a half billion people used the app, making it one of the most popular apps of all time.

And we can only imagine that number has grown since then.

So what are WhatsApp working on to keep improving and growing?

Vanishing messages

Vanishing text – or for more of an oomph let’s call them self-destructing messages – are making their way to the app.

According to information found in the Beta software by Twitter account WABetaInfo, it looks like you can send messages that will self-destruct after a certain time has passed, like how Snapchat works.

WhatsApp looks set to name the feature ‘Disappearing Messages,’ which feels very ‘does-what-it-says-on-the-tin.’

Can you get WhatsApp other devices?

According to a report from BGR, WhatsApp has plans to become a multi-platform system that will enable users to use the same account across a number of devices – like how Apple’s iMessage works.

This will be a step further than the current WhatsApp web feature, which still requires you to have your phone on and connected.

Can you get WhatsApp on the iPad?

If it starts to work across multiple devices, we might not be far off WhatsApp for an iPad or tablet.

If you send video clips or files to read over WhatsApp, the larger screen of an iPad could be much more useful.

WhatsApp Dark Mode

Twitter’s done it. Apple and Android have a setting for it. So now WhatsApp might be unveiling a dark mode to save your eyes from glaring white screens or bright colours.

The dark mode on Twitter switches the colour settings so the white background and pops of turquoise blue become darker blues against a black backdrop.

WhatsApp currently has quite bright green and white colour palettes, so the dark mode might make it easier to check your messages first thing after waking up.

How to update WhatsApp to the latest version

These improvements and extra features haven’t officially launched yet, so there’s no need to rush and update your systems.

But if you want to check you’re using the latest version of the app, the steps are different depending on what phone you’re using.

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