WhatsApp is going to eliminate one of its most classic, recognizable and beloved features

Among those just announced, one directly addresses one of its features. more classic, old and, one might say, one of the cutest.

How many of us haven’t looked with some anxiety at the corner of our mobile phone screen when we’ve just sent a message and the word starts flashing for a few moments that seem forever? This is a one word warning. Characteristic Letter... His days are numbered.

When the change comes

The release date for the update, in which it will disappear from its usual position under the name of the person responding to our message, has not yet been announced, but from dedicated page WaBetainfo.com They have already supported this modification and expressed what its replacement would be. Or, more precisely, how it will be changed.

On the left is a notification that someone is writing a text message, on the right is an audio message. VaBetainfo

On this page they explain that this change, which will affect everyone, has its origins. organize information in group chats. Until now, when someone wrote an answer, it was indicated that someone was doing it, but not that other participants were doing it. The idea is to report how many people are writing at the same time.

“Previously, when a participant,” explains WaBetainfo, “was typing in a conversation, a typing indicator would appear at the top of the screen in the app bar, under the group name, indicating who was typing. In this update, the recording indicator now appears directly on the conversation screen as a chat bubblet, allowing users to quickly and easily identify who is typing without distracting their attention from the conversation at hand.”

But it also brings additional novelty. This is an update also applies to voice recording indicatorwhich now appears similarly in the chat interface, providing a single interface for both writing and recording.

For groups and individual chats

A group member icon will appear next to the new three-point letter animationwhich replaces the word Letter… it now displayed, providing real-time information about who was typing without having to look at the top of the screen. As a result, WhatsApp is removing this information from the app’s top bar as it moves completely from the typing indicator to the chat interface. There’s also a redesigned typing indicator. in individual chats, where it provides a consistent experience through integration with the chat screen.

It’s important to note that when multiple participants are typing simultaneously in group chats, their profile icons now appear in the chat, giving them the ability to will give users a clear view of everyone who is active. Previously, WhatsApp only displayed the name of the person typing the text, without any indication whether others were typing at the same time. This change makes it more intuitive and user friendly, especially in busy group chatswhere multiple participants can simultaneously write messages or record voice notes.

Redesigned typing indicator feature for individual and group chats. available to some beta testers which install the latest WhatsApp beta updates for Android from the Google Play Store and will be available to even more people in the coming weeks.

Despite what it may seem, this change will still allow uncertainty of mother writing message For a while it seems like it’s going to take a long time to answer in monosyllables.