WhatsApp update - Have you spotted this new important feature yet?

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In a bid to curb misinformation on WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned company has introduced a new feature for forwarded messages. The idea is to clarify when the words in a message box are not those of the sender. Apparently, the label will not only be able to apply text but also to images, videos and audio messages. On a blog post announcing the new feature, WhatsApp said: "This extra context will help make one-on-one and group chats easier to follow. "It also helps you determine if your friend or relative wrote the message they sent or if it originally came from someone else."

WhatsApp update will make your group chats WAY less annoying with this new feature

A seriously welcome change has landed on WhatsApp that will prevent group chat headachesA NEW WhatsApp update gives you the ability to block certain people from sending messages inside your group chats. After all, WhatsApp group chats can bring people together, but they can also be seriously annoying at times. The Sun The new feature appears inside the Group Settings tab of your WhatsApp group chatsThe new feature is called Send Messages, and lets you shut people out from your group convo. As long as you're a group admin, you can limit the conversation to only other group admins. How to activate Send Messages restrictions on WhatsAppThe new feature is rolling out from today.

WhatsApp testing a major new update aimed at saving you time and money

according to WhatsApp users have begun a trail of new payments service via the hugely popular app. The Facebook-owned company has been working on bringing a payments system to the app since last year and now almost one million people are testing it. Once WhatsApp fully implements the functionality it will rival the likes of Apple Pay Cash that allows users to send money peer-to-peer through iMessage. The feature has been in beta testing over the last few months and is finally in the hands of some users. A WhatsApp spokesperson revealed India is the testing hub for the new service that will allow users to seamlessly transfer funds into accounts.