WhatsApp is rolling out an replace for its beta testers on Android that introduces help for WhatsApp for tablets. Select Android beta testers can now hyperlink their present WhatsApp account on their telephones with the pill model of the app. Until now, a WhatsApp account on an Android cellphone couldn’t be accessed on a secondary Android system. Meanwhile, some beta testers on WhatsApp for iOS are reportedly having access to a brand new function that can enable them to rapidly bounce to messages primarily based on the date they have been despatched or acquired.

Spotted by WhatsApp function tracker WABetaInfo, customers who’ve signed up for WhatsApp’s beta programme will start to see an in-app banner saying the function. A screengrab on the web site exhibits a banner on prime of chats which reads “Have an Android tablet? WhatsApp for tablet is available for beta testers.’ The banner will be visible as part of WhatsApp beta 2.22.25.8 update for Android, which makes the popular messaging app compatible on tablets. Gadgets 360 staff members who are part of the beta programme also received the banner on their smartphones.

However, the feature tracker states that the new tablet version of the app might not be feature-complete. “Note that some features may still not be available when installing WhatsApp on your tablet, for example, the ability to share a new status update, live locations, and broadcast lists,” the report mentioned.

Notably, WhatsApp customers can entry their main account on laptop and WhatsApp for Web. The function is lastly coming to Android tablets, permitting beta testers to entry their messages on each their smartphone and their pill.

Meanwhile, WABetaInfo additionally reports that beta testers on iOS are getting a brand new replace that provides the power to seek for messages by date. WhatsApp model 22.24.0.77, by way of the TestFlight beta programme, will make it simpler for customers to leap to particular dates in a chat window. To test if the function is on the market, customers can search for a calendar icon contained in the search possibility for a chat. The icon allows you to use the ‘Jump to Date’ function to search for particular messages despatched on the day.

WhatsApp has been busy previously few weeks, rolling out a number of options on each Android and iOS. The app not too long ago rolled out a ‘Message Yourself’ function on each platforms that lets customers textual content themselves, in case they should observe down vital data, reminders, or retailer recordsdata. Additionally, iOS customers additionally acquired an replace that provides the power to incorporate captions for forwarded media.