WhatsApp for Android to get new Photo icon, multiple device support soon

WhatsApp is working on upgrading its Android app. The company is planning to add support for multiple devices in its iOS based app.

HIGHLIGHTS

• WhatsApp is redesigning Photo icon in its Android app.
• WhatsApp is working on adding multiple device support in its Android app.
• WhatsApp has started rolling out multiple device support to iPhone users.

WhatsApp has been working on adding a number of new features to its Android app. Recently, reports indicated that the company is working on adding Blocked Contact Notice and Grouped Blocked Contacts features on to its Android app. Now a new report indicates the Facebook-owned social messaging app is working on adding a new multiple device support feature to its Android app soon.

According to a report by WABetaInfo, the blog that tracks developments in the popular social messaging app, WhatsApp is likely to get Multiple Device Support feature soon. This is similar to the Registrations Notifications feature that the company recently rolled out on the beta version of its iOS based app. So what does this feature do? It essentially notifies users whenever someone tries to log into their accounts or register a new WhatsApp account with users' phone numbers. This in turn would enhance the privacy of WhatsApp's overall system by not giving other users accidental access to a user's account and data.

However, it is worth noting that this feature is still in the works and the company has not started rolling out this feature to its users yet.

Apart from the multiple device support feature, WhatsApp is also working on working on redesigning its photo icon. The social messaging app has updated the icons that represents sent and received images in the chat list. Earlier the icon looked like a camera, the redesigned image looks somewhat similar to the Gallery icon in the Android phones. This is minor update and it is available as a part of WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.19.345.