INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
WhatsApp for Android has added some new features and bug fixes in its latest updates
Earlier, it fixed a timestamp issue found in the WhatsApp beta version 2.18.109
Now, the messaging app has introduced a new feature that lets users download deleted media files
Previously, when users deleted specific files sent over WhatsApp by going to the specific folder on the smartphone, they were not able to
But now the Facebook-owned messaging app enables you to download such files as well
Separately, a WhatsApp beta for Android update (v2.18.111) reportedly added the vCard indexing feature.As per a WABetaInfo report, WhatsApp
now allows users to download deleted media, such as images, videos, GIFs, voice messages, and documents, from its servers again
The report said that the feature was introduced in WhatsApp's recent updates between version 2.18.106 and 2.18.110
Gadgets 360 has been able to verify the new feature is currently available in the WhatsApp version 2.18.113 on Android
However, the app does not seem to let us download media files that are too old, instead, asking us to send a request to the sender to send
the media again.Interestingly, the new WhatsApp feature also means that the app stores users' media on its servers even after the files have
been downloaded, the report said
Earlier, WhatsApp stored 'undownloaded' media files for 30 days and when a user downloaded them, the app used to delete it from the server
However, now, WhatsApp does not seem to delete the data from the server and that enables users to download it again if it was accidentally
deleted.It is worth noting that if you delete a media file from the folder in your smartphone, you need to have the message where the sender
sent you the specific file, in order to be able to download it again.This information comes amid criticism over data abuse by Facebook
However, WhatsApp had recently informed its users that their data and communications are secured with end-to-end encryption and nobody in
between can read messages and listen to calls - not even WhatsApp itself.Getting to the vCard indexing feature spotted in WhatsApp beta
(v2.18.111) for Android, now, if an unknown user sends you a message, and someone has already sent you a contact card (vCard) for this
unknown sender earlier, you will receive an alert in the unknown user's chat asking if you want to view the original vCard in order to
You can discard it, if you'd prefer
We were not able to spot the feature, though WABetaInfo reported its existence.
