Whats App for Android Beta gets call back, voicemail feature

Whats App, the Facebook owned messaging service used by more than 1 billion users has been updating its app with tonnes of new features lately. Since the service added voice calling feature, there were reports that the messaging service will add call back and voicemail feature too.

Early this year in April, a translation document hinted at Whats App getting the feature. Now finally Whats App is rolling out the feature to its Android Beta program users.

The updated Whats App app is available to Android Beta user group and also available in the form of a signed APK from APK Mirror. Once Whats App version 2.16.189 is installed on your phone, try calling one of your existing contacts and the feature works regardless of the version installed on the recipient’s device.

WhatsApp finally starts rolling out call back and voicemail feature to Android beta users

With the updated app, when users call someone on Whats App and if the recipient declines of does not pick the call, the caller is greeted with a new screen which shows three options – cancel, call back and record voice messages.

The cancel option simply closes the screen while the call back option allows user to call back the person. With record voice message option, user can simply send a recorded voice message like voicemail. The recorded voice message option works exactly like audio message which is already available from the chat interface.

Whats App is currently testing the feature only with beta users and its unclear when the messaging service provider plans to bring the option to more stable builds. Whats App earlier introduced a beta build with video calling option before pulling it down.

Whats App earlier this week got a new font option. Users can access the new font by typing the grave accent symbol (`) three times before and after a message. The message gets mono spaced with plain text font.

Earlier leaks indicated at Whats App testing improved music sharing features with native support for Apple Music and even added support for replying to a particular message.

Comments

Google Pixel, Pixel XL pre-orders open: Here are the unique features

Google Pixel, Pixel XL pre-orders open: Here are the unique features Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones are available on Flipkart for pre-order. And it looks like Google is only bringing the ‘Quite Black’ colour variant to India for now, with ‘Very Silver’ and ‘Really Blue’ both not available in India yet. Google Pixel and Pixel XL with their premium pricing are set to compete with the likes of Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. Google Pixel and Pixel XL are first ‘Made by Google’ smartphones, and come with Google Assistant in-built, which is also the highlight of the devices. Honor 8 First Look Video Google Pixel and Pixel XL have a aluminum and glass design. Google Pixel is priced at Rs 57,000 for 32GB version in India. The 128GB variant of Google Pixel costs Rs 66,000. Google Pixel XL is available at Rs 67,000 for 32GB stor...

MS Dhoni’s return catch was big moment in the match: Kane Williamson

MS Dhoni’s return catch was big moment in the match: Kane Williamson New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson lauded his bowlers for drying up the runs during India’s chase in the second ODI here, terming Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s brilliant return catch by Tim Southee as a “big moment” in the match. When asked about how the bowlers and fielders responded while defending a low total, Williamson said: “Someone like MS Dhoni, he can finish matches when he is allowed to play his shots. He is the best in the world. That catch was big for us.” Williamson was happy with the manner his bowlers responded on a tricky surface and also gave an insight to how some adjustments led to the Indian skipper playing 37 dot balls. “On this kind of a surface (Kotla), scrapping was important. You needed to put the ball in areas where it’s tough to get away and try and build that pressure. It was an extremely good effort considering that the ball was damp due to dew factor...

Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation

Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation: Film Review Thanks to a sharp script that springs a real surprise or two and a pace that never slackens, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation rates as the second-best of the numerous franchise titles of the summer, after Mad Max: Fury Road. Armed with an absorbing mystery plot that does more than just connect the dots between action set-pieces (the most outlandish of which is dispensed with in a Bond-like opener), writer-director Christopher McQuarrie maintains the uptick in M:I quality established by the last two entries, and should land this entry within the series' customary range of a half-billion bucks worldwide. Working with Tom Cruise for the fifth time (if you include his uncredited rewrite on the last M:I feature, Ghost Protocol), McQuarrie benefits dramatically from extending the IMF team's official ostracization to a point of total disenfranchisement from the American government; in an early scene, the CIA chief (Alec B...

Techno Tube...

Search This Blog