On the beta channel of WhatsApp, each update is equivalent to at least a small change or news. However, these changes are not always visible on the surface: more often it is necessary to sift through the code. And this is also the case with the update that brings WhatsApp beta for Android to version 2.22.12.5.
HOW THE PREVIEW OF THE LINKS IN THE STATES CHANGE
In fact, the change that appeared a few days ago on the iOS beta channel concerning status updates and in particular the integration of a more visible and complete preview for links also arrives on the green robot. The image below explains well what we mean, comparing the current yield of links within the states (left), and what will be allowed by the new pipeline (right).
It should be noted that, compared to iOS, Android already now offers a preview of the link, even if it is smaller and positioned at the bottom of the screen. In the near future, however, the intention is to overturn the hierarchies between text link and a preview of the same, giving much more prominence to the latter and placing it in the center with clearly visible proportions.
To generate the preview, as always, you must first make sure you have waited a few seconds before sharing your status update. We do not know at the moment when the function will be actively implemented in the beta, nor consequently when it will land on the stable version: the fact that in a few days it was brought to both the beta channel of iOS and Android, however, suggests that the works are proceeding fast.
