WhatsApp Beta for Android 2.22.22.16: What’s New?

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WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.22.22.16.

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What’s new in this update? This is a bug fix update that finally addresses an issue with notifications.

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We announced a new feature released to some beta testers: the ability to detect links within the caption of status updates.

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Thanks to this feature, users can now add a link to the caption of a status update since it will be finally detected.

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But a lot of users are also experiencing an issue with notifications since that update.

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As you can see in last screenshot, some users complained on Twitter that there was no notification sound when receiving a message.

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In some cases, the vibration didn’t even work. We also reported this issue on Twitter and we’re looking for a bug-fix update.

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The fix is now rolling out after installing the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.22.16 update so be sure to update to this version if notifications don’t work on your phone.

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