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By Abhik Sengupta | Updated: 2 July 2020 10:38 IST

WhatsApp Getting Animated Stickers, QR Codes, Group Video Call Improvements

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WhatsApp Web and Desktop app are finally getting Dark Mode
WhatsApp will add video call icon in groups with 8
s will be able to add new s scanning QR codes

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WhatsApp on Tuesday announced a number of new features that will be making their way to the Android, iPhone, KaiOS, and Web versions of the chat app. WhatsApp for Android and iPhone will get features such as animated stickers and QR codes along with an improved group video calling functionality over the coming weeks. The Facebook-owned chat app has also said WhatsApp for Jio Phone will get Status . Additionally, WhatsApp for Web is finally receiving Dark Mode.

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report suggested the testing of this feature on the platform. The chat app will also introduce QR Codes for s to seamlessly add new s.

"Soon when you meet someone new, you will be able to scan their QR code to add them to your s. No more tapping in their digits one at a time," the company said in a statement.

WhatsApp May Soon Bring Multi-Device for Up to 4 Devices

Additionally, s will be able to enlarge a participant's video to full screen during a group video call. WhatsApp in April increased the group call limit to eight participants.

The platform will further add a video icon in groups with up to eight . By tapping on the video icon, s will be able to start a group video call directly will all the eight instead of individually adding them. The company had introduced a similar feature in April where the video icon was added to WhatsApp groups with up to four .

Notably, KaiOS s will soon be able to update Jio phone s and other KaiOS s in India will be able to share updates via WhatsApp Status that is limited for only 24 hours.

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Dark mode is making its way to arrived on mobile apps back in March this year.

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As mentioned, the new features will reach s "over the next few weeks", with the latest versions of WhatsApp.

In 2020, will WhatsApp get the killer feature that every Indian is waiting for? We discussed this on Orbital, our weekly technology podcast, which you can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts or RSS, the episode, or just hit the play button below.

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