Dark mode to face unlock, these WhatsApp features are coming soon

Dark Mode: WhatsApp has been testing Dark mode for a long time now and with more and more smartphone manufacturers focusing on a system-wide dark interface, the mode is expected to arrive any time now in 2020. WhatsApp is expected to include the dark mode option in the Settings menu. (Image: Pixabay)

Face Unlock: It's been quite some time since WhatsApp rolled out the fingerprint authentication feature for its app. Now, the messaing app is working on a security feature called Face Unlock which will work the same way as the phone’s face unlock feature. Since most of the phone now support face unlocking feature, it face unlock authentication for WhatsApp is expected to be rolled out in 2020. (Image: Bloomberg)

Multiple device support: WhatsApp is also working on a feature that will allow users to use a single WhatsApp account on multipe devices.

Disappearing messages: WhatsApp is working on a feature that will allow users to send disappearing messages that auto-delete within a set time frame. After the feature is enabled, the messages will disappear after a fixed time exactly like the Status disappear after 24 hours. To recollect, the self-destructing or disappearing messages feature was introduced earlier this year and was later renamed as Delete Messages.

In-app browser: A number of applications including Facebook and Twitter allow users to open a third-party link within the application. WhatsApp is also working on a similar feature which will allow users to open pages or browse the web from the in-app browser.