WhatsApp for iOS is rolling out a new feature that lets users create events in group chats. The feature was first spotted in the beta version of the app for the Android platform by the feature tracker. However, it is now rolling out to the stable version of the instant messaging app for iPhone. Its arrival builds on several previously reported features in development, including a new shortcut for quick replies to video notes and a new in-app dialer for the Calls tab.
Events in group chats
Arrival at An event option in group chats was spotted by the WABetaInfo feature tracker on the WhatsApp app for iOS on 13/24/72. Before the update, users could create WhatsApp events, but only in communities, allowing members to join and host activities such as online meetings.
Ability to add events to group chats on WhatsApp
Now, the same functionality is coming to group chats. Tapping on the “+” icon opens the activity menu that is now showing An event. Users can then select an event name, add a description, set a start time and enter a location if needed. Furthermore, they can also switch WhatsApp call link the ability to start a WhatsApp call at the beginning of the event.
The feature is available to all WhatsApp for iOS users. Gadgets 360 staff members were able to access this feature after updating the WhatsApp app to the latest version. New features are usually rolled out gradually, which means it may take a few days for them to arrive on all devices.
More AI chatbots
WhatsApp recently rolled out Meta AI – an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot – in other regions including India. Now it has been announced that the instant messaging platform could allow users to choose between two AI models: the Llama 3-70B and the Llama 3-405B. While the first is a smaller model aimed at providing quick answers, the second is Meta’s largest model in the LLM family, with 400 billion parameters.
However, the Llama 3-405B AI model has not yet been released to the public. The feature has been spotted in WhatsApp for Android beta version 2.24.14.7 via a new Meta Llama model menu in the application settings.
