This new feature is arriving soon on WhatsApp

Whatsapp seems to be on quite a roll when it comes to launching new features and services. In the last six months, the popular messaging app has been actively upgrading features. The latest addition is a new feature for group chat users, called the Group Descriptions. As the name suggests, this feature enables users to add a up to 500 characters’ description for the members of any group.

As per reports, the feature of adding a description for a group is not restricted to just the admins but can be added by any member in the group. However, this may be changed in the future. Also, this description is visible only to fellow group members who have this option of adding the description, others don’t see it. Once the description is added, the group chat gets a notification as well that ‘Person’s name has changed the group description. Tap to view.’ If you remove the description, that gets recorded on the group chat too.

This feature has been spotted on WhatsApp beta version 2.18.54 and later versions for Android and WhatsApp beta version 2.18.28 on Windows Phone as of now and is soon expected to be rolled out to iOS users as well.

Amidst all this, WhatsApp has also been gearing up to roll out, what can easily be called as one of the biggest features since the 'Delete for Everyone', WhatsApp payment option. This feature has been rolled out to select Beta users on both Android and iOS. It is based on Unified Payment interface and (UPI) requires both sender and receiver should to have the UPI payment option enabled. To enable this payment option, WhatsApp has partnered with various banks in the country including ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, SBI, Yes Bank and others.

Once rolled out, this feature will make WhatsApp directly lock horns with popular digital transaction apps Paytm and Google Tez.