Popular messaging App, WhatsApp is the single messaging platform that has been used and followed by billions around the world. Recently the app has got a big update which allows users to do more with photos.

When you click a photo or choose one from your gallery, you can add more content to the image before sharing it. As soon as you select the photo, you can see few new tools  added to the window. These include doodling, adding text and inserting emojis on the photo itself.

When on the photo sharing mode, previously users could only add a caption. But now you can also add overlays of emojis and also draw with a pencil on the photo and also add your own text directly on the photo. The tool is available on the top of the photo window.

The new features were included in version 2.16.260 beta and higher, and not yet available publically. It is only available to beta testers which you can download from Google Play Store.


The icons available on the top comprise of step-by-step undo, crop, emoji, text and doodle (or draw). Unfortunately, you cannot increase or decrease the size of the emojis or the text you add to the photos. Deleting the emojis or the text is pretty simple-simply tap and hold on them and drag it to the top-left corner of the window where a to recycle bin icon is available.

The update is presently only seen on Android and iPhone users would have to probably wait a few days to see the new feature on their smartphones.

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BY M. DIVYA SRI