New WhatsApp features: Ringtone for group calls, new sticker animation coming soon - What we know so far

New WhatsApp features: It’s no secret that WhatsApp keeps introducing new features for its users while testing several others in the background. Some of these have now come to light and can soon be available for all users. The messaging app is reportedly rolling out features like a ringtone for group calls, new sticker animation and UI improvements for calls with its latest Android beta update.  

WhatsApp has currently released the new features for testing. Apart from this, the messaging app is also working on advanced search mode and multi-device features.  

As per WhatsApp tracker WABetaInfo, few features have been rolled out for Android users and in order to access these, the users will have to update their WhatsApp to the 2.20.198.11 version on Play Store.  

The WhatsApp features tracker reports that WhatsApp is working on implementing a new ringtone for group calls. So every time you receive a group call, WhatsApp will play a new ringtone on loop.

Currently, when you receive a call, the ringtone of your phone.  

Apart from this, the instant messaging platform is working on improving sticker amination, which will allow them to play on loop.  

“WhatsApp has implemented a new type of animation for animated stickers, looping them at most 8 times. Long animated stickers (so animated stickers having a lot of frames) will loop less times.With the 2.20.198.11 update, the feature should be available for everyone now,” the tracker said. 

Lastly, the platform is looking to redesign the user interface for calls. In the screenshot shared by the WhatsApp features tracker, it can be seen that WhatsApp had moved all the icons including the camera reverse icon, the message icon, the video off and audio off icon and the information icon in the bottom of the call page.