The latest update also brings the Notification Extension support to all iOS users having iOS 10 and newer. The Notification Extension feature will let users preview the photos and GIFs in notifications as well as enable them to download the media directly from notification (if the Auto-download Settings are disabled). For the media preview to work, it will be necessary for a user to swipe down on the notification. WABetainfo says that the roll out is very slow and a probable reason for that could be that WhatsApp may have missed to “configure something in their servers to immediately enable the feature for everyone”, and users have to be patient for a few days.
Status Search and Status Profile Picture icon
iOS users can now search the status of their contacts. The update has added a search bar under the Status screen. Also, when you view a status update, you can now see the contact’s profile picture next to the name.