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The latest iPhone update brings a huge change to WhatsApp

By Tessa Heinhuis | #!30Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:00:10 +0100+01:001030#30Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:00:10 +0100+01:00-10Europe/Amsterdam3030Europe/Amsterdam202430 28am30am-30Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:00:10 +0100+01:0010Europe/Amsterdam3030Europe/Amsterdam2024302024Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:00:10 +010000100011amThursday=9#!30Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:00:10 +0100+01:00Europe/Amsterdam11#11-28-2024#!30Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:00:10 +0100+01:001030#/30Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:00:10 +0100+01:00-10Europe/Amsterdam3030Europe/Amsterdam202430#!30Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:00:10 +0100+01:00Europe/Amsterdam11#

Then your phone keeps asking: ‘Would you like to update to iOS version 918302.0 now? Yes? If you charge it overnight? Alright then. I'll update it. And then boom, suddenly... You've discovered something completely new on your phone.

The latest version of iOS and iPadOS is 18.1.1. Complicated, but definitely install it, I would say. Because you get something special in return.

If you're currently in group chats – or in a direct chat with someone on WhatsApp, you can now see when someone is typing. So if someone is sending something in a group, you see that person's profile picture, with three dots behind it... Like: I'm busy... Typing...

Okay, what else has drastically changed? Not much that you notice right away, but your photo library has. It was due for an upgrade, right? Now your photos are more sorted by location and date. Because let's be honest: we all have at least 50,000 on our phones, how do we ever find a picture of that cocktail on Zanzibar back? From now on, you can completely customize your photo page and there are new filter options to find what you're looking for faster. Create your own collections and pin them. Ha. You always have your best pictures with you.

And if you're not into WhatsApp, but do use your messages in iMessage? You can now schedule those. Saves you thinking during busy moments.

Okay, enjoy the update, and especially check when your lover wants to send you something back but then just doesn't... From now on, you can peek.