What's new in WhatsApp?

WhatsApp users may finally rejoice as the app's highly-anticipated favourite chats and groups feature is set to be rolled out to everyone.

The Meta-owned instant messaging app is following through on its previous announcement to introduce a feature allowing users to mark certain contacts and groups as favourites, WABetaInfo reported.

The latest WhatsApp for iOS 24.16.79 update, recently released on the App Store, confirms this exciting development.

According to WABetaInfo, the update's changelog reveals that the new feature will allow users to add favourites, which will be prominently displayed at the top of the calls tab and serve as a filter for the chats list.

To get started, WhatsApp users can open the app settings and open the favourites section, where they can easily add contacts and groups to their favorites list.

Once added, these favourites will be prominently displayed for quicker access. In this section, users can also manage their favourites by rearranging, adding, or removing them as needed.

In addition, the changelog provided by WhatsApp notes that users can experience the new calling user interface (UI), which features updated controls that are more intuitive and easier to access, improving the overall reliability of the calling feature.

If you don't have these features, note that some accounts may receive them over the coming weeks, according to the official changelog.