SAN FRANCISCO: WhatsApp has been updated on android devices as it has rolled out its new feature that will now let you mark messages as “unread” especially when you often forget to reply to your friends’ messages.
The hugely popular messaging app has made many people’s life easier with this new update and all you have to do is tap and hold the conversation and the app will add a tiny green circle which will switch the status of the conversation to unread.
Messages inside the conversation will still be marked read, so you can’t pretend to your family and friends that you haven’t seen their message.
Other updates include the ability to “mute” a conversation for eight hours, one week, or one year, and to assign ringtones, vibration lengths, lights or popup notifications to specific conversations.
A new a low data usage option for voice calls has also been added.
But the bad news is that this feature is only available for Android phones at the moment and has to be downloaded manually.
It is worth mentioning here that WhatsApp, owned by Facebook is one of the most popular instant messaging apps in the world with more than 800 million monthly active users.
