The developers have released a new version of WhatsApp for iPhone , which introduces interesting new features to the application for users. This latest update from November 2015, the fifth in a short time, is version 2.12.11.

The features introduced by WhatsApp with the new update are 4:

• Preview link
• 3D touch support
• New settings graphics
• New folder of important messages

Let’s see the news individually in detail.

WhatsApp update for iPhone November 2015: the details

The evolution of instant messaging applications is unstoppable. Users are increasingly demanding, there is no lack of competition and WhatsApp , to remain market leader , cannot lose ground. This is fully demonstrated by the new iPhone update, which brings these news to WhatsApp:

1. Preview link

This is probably the most important news. It is now possible to share a link with the preview directly in individual chats or groups. All in full social style , exactly in the same way it happens, for example, on Facebook. You copy the link, paste it as the message text and automatically the preview with the image appears .

2. 3D touch support

The new WhatsApp 2.12.11 for iPhone is equipped with 3D Touch support, which allows you to use the so-called “Peek” and “Pop” functions  . This is an improvement on what was already available. After the release of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6 plus, WhatsApp had already released a first update for this technology. Now, however, everything has been strengthened. But what are they specifically?

Peek: this function allows you to read a message without showing that it has been read, or simply to take a quick “peek” at a chat. To activate Peek, just press slightly harder on the iPhone screen.

Pop: This function completes the previous one. Pressing even harder on the screen after activating the Peek, the phone will show an enlarged preview of the chat we are viewing.

3. New graphics of the Settings

Another interesting novelty of this WhatsApp update is the new graphics of the settings menu. We have gone from a fairly “simple” and anonymous menu to one – so to speak – worthy of an app of this level. Here are the differences between before and after :

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4. List of important messages

The latest innovation is the ability to view all messages marked as important in a single dedicated screen . To access the important messages folder, open WhatsApp, go to Settings and then to Important Messages , as shown in this photo:

How to get the new WhatsApp update for iPhone?

To activate all these new WhatsApp functions, just update the application to the latest version available. Remember that to preview links, the app must be updated on both the sender’s phone and the recipient’s phone.