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WhatsApp sent 2.16.1 for iOS version to Apple.
WhatsApp for iOS 2.16.1 is now available on AppStore. Thanks to @WhatsAppInc.
WhatsApp enabled security features for iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Symbian and Windows Phone versions.
Maybe you cannot verify now if your chats are really end-to-end encrypted, because WhatsApp is rolling-out this feature at the moment, so you have to wait a bit.
When the roll-out will be complete, I will write here it.
Enjoy if you can already verify end-to-end encryption!
What will we see in future WhatsApp for iOS updates?
• In-app browser (it exists since 2.12.14)
• Quoted messages (it exists since 2.12.17)
• Cleaning messages features (it exists since 2.12.14/15)
• Stickers (since 2.12.16).
• All file types sharing (since 2.12.16.100).
WhatsApp is keeping them disabled in 2.16.1 and they will enable them in next updates.
If you cannot verify end-to-end encryption, follow these steps:

• Open WhatsApp > Settings > Chats > Backup and perform it
• When WhatsApp will finish the backup of your chat history, delete WhatsApp app (DON'T delete it in WhatsApp settings, you must delete the app, no the account).
• Reinstall WhatsApp.

Now you can verify end-to-end encryption.
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WhatsApp beta for iOS 2.16.2.21 doesn't add new features, it's not a bugs fix update, it updates some localizations only (Danish, French, Hungarian and Malay) and improves the FAQ viewer when you open the link that you can find into WhatsApp Settings > Account > Security.
WhatsApp beta for iOS 2.16.2.28 is a no bugs fix update again.
WhatsApp beta for iOS 2.16.2.31 is a no bugs fix update again.
WhatsApp beta for iOS 2.16.2.32 is a no bugs fix update again.
You will able to scan QR Codes of other people to add them in WhatsApp, like WeChat and Snapchat apps.
WhatsApp is continuing to work on the Facebook option.
The Facebook option was born in the 2.12.14 iOS version and it was available in the 2.12.15 (iOS version) if you reinstalled it (WhatsApp devs did this error), but nobody knew what it meant.
If you never saw this option and you don't know it, you can see attached screenshots above, about my Facebook option.
As you can read, the Facebook option should improve your Facebook experiences using your WhatsApp data, but chats and number will never shared with Facebook or your Facebook's friends.
If you tried to disable it, you couldn't enable it again.

WhatsApp developers discovered their error in 2.12.15 and they fixed it in 2.12.16, disabling that option.
Since 2.12.16, WhatsApp improved so much the Facebook option: new Facebook option does more things than old one.

After some investigation, I understand many things about that option:

• This option is very important for WhatsApp, because developers are hiding very well every references about that.

• The security is a very important feature for WhatsApp, so they wrote a page in their website.
I saw some references and I understand that they will wrote a page for this news too. They wrote an article only for very great features, so the Facebook option should be very important for WhatsApp, probably to solve some users doubts.

• WhatsApp will update their Terms of Privacy and Service, to add more information. When new Terms will be available, the Facebook option will be available for all too.

• When you will accept new terms of privacy and service, you will have 30 days of time to change the Facebook option. You will able to try how your Facebook experiences works, enabling that feature and you will able to disable that option, but attention: you will not able to change that option after the 30 days since you accept new WhatsApp terms.

There aren't references about the ETA of this feature, but it will be available soon., when new Terms will be available.
WhatsApp for Android 2.16.31 and WhatsApp for iOS 2.16.3.118 support the NEW Facebook option too.

Soon I will give you more news about this feature.
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New Twitter account: @iOSAppChanges
In this account you will able to find changelogs of other apps!

Some developers don't include all changes in their AppStore changelogs or they publish the same changelog for different versions, like Instagram.

I will try to get all hidden feature and, generating changelogs of supported apps and I'll publish them in this new Twitter account!

You can tweet me reporting your favorite apps and I will add them in my list.
You can read the list of supported apps in my @iOSAppChanges Twitter account description.

WhatsApp changelogs are available on @WABetaInfo only, other apps @iOSAppChanges.
Follow it! Thanks! :D
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I published a tweet where you can see a hidden section that I mentioned in the 2.16.3.118 changelog!
See my Twitter account @WABetaInfo!
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Full list of hidden features in WhatsApp beta for iOS 2.16.3.118:

• Stickers
• Quoted messages
• Calls recorder
• Facebook option
• Customized deleting messages feature [1]
• All file types sharing [2]
• FixedSys font
• New profile section [3]

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WhatsApp deleted the "Audio Sharing" hidden feature in 2.16.3.118 beta version.
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[1]:
• Delete all messages older than 30 days
• Delete all messages older than 6 months
• Delete all messages, except starred ones
• Delete all messages that contain an URL
• Delete all messages, except docs and media files
• Delete all messages, except starred ones, docs and media files
• Delete all sent and received media files
• Delete everything
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[2]:
You will able to share all file types using WhatsApp!
In Android version you will able to send files of 100 MB (max), instead using iOS you will able to send files of 128 MB (max).
It's possible that WhatsApp will allow the sharing of bigger files when the feature will be enabled.

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[3]:
You will find a new section into WhatsApp > Settings > Account: Profile!
Opening this section, you will see a QR code: this is your personal QR code that identifies your WhatsApp Account!
If your friend will scan your QR code in WhatsApp > Settings > Account > Profile > Scan Code, his WhatsApp will recognize your number and the app will add it in your friend's address book.
You can see screenshots about this feature in my @WABetaInfo Twitter Account.

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So, many important features! Will WhatsApp enable them in a single update? I hope to see them very soon!
Continue to follow this channel and my Twitter account to be updated of any changes and hidden features (with screenshots!) of WhatsApp beta and official versions!

And @iOSAppChanges Twitter Account for other apps!
WhatsApp added Videocalls support in 2.16.3.286 iOS beta version.
Soon the changelog.
Video calls screenshots are available on my Twitter account. Go to see them! 😀