According to reports, users of WhatsApp Desktop Beta will soon be able to blur images. WhatsApp is an instant messaging service owned by Meta. A function previously available on the platform’s mobile app was add by WhatsApp last year to the WhatsApp Web and desktop clients.
Before sending images, users can modify them and apply stickers using these tools. The most recent release will provide users access to an additional tool in their picture editors that will enable them to blur out any private or undesired information from images before sharing them with others.
Note: This feature is only available to Desktop Beta version users.
The most recent image blurring capabilities tool for Desktop Beta users suggests that WhatsApp, which has just added media auto-downloading control tools for WhatsApp users on Desktop, is working diligently to improve the WhatsApp Desktop (electron) version.
In June of this year, WABetaInfo announce for the first time that the image blurring function was being develope for Desktop Beta users. According to the website, the feature is currently being roll out to WhatsApp Desktop Beta users.
The report said that users would have the choice to blur the entire image or select any specific granular area that they wish to hide with the alternate blur tool.
By sending an image and seeing if the blur option appears on the new sketching tool, users of the WhatsApp Desktop Beta version can determine whether they have access to the functionality. The article said that consumers could wait for a future update if the option is currently out of stock before utilizing the tool.
In other events, there was a worldwide outage of WhatsApp. Users reported bugs and the inability to view messages, including in India at roughly 12:30 IST, with about 2,610 reports on the downtime monitoring service Down detector. Later, WhatsApp services were resume.
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