WhatsApp working in the “Vacation Mode” function

WhatsApp has resumed development of its “Vacation Mode” feature for the Android version of its messaging app, according to a report by WABetaInfo.

The company shipped a new update through the Google Play Beta Program that includes code related to various future changes.

Chief among these changes is the resumption of development of the ability to ignore archived chats within the app, a feature that was originally called Vacation Mode.

Currently, chats archived by users are automatically unarchived again when a new message is received.

However, WhatsApp is working on a setting that will allow users to ignore archived chats, which means that these chats will not be automatically unarchived when new messages arrive.

Once launched, this option will be available in a separate Notifications tab within the Archived Chats menu.

This section will reportedly include two switches:

• Notify new messages – Disabling this feature hides notifications for archived chats, providing vacation mode functionality.
• Automatically hide inactive chats – If enabled, chats older than six months will be automatically archived.

Another feature included in the most recent beta update for the Android version of WhatsApp is the inclusion of guidelines when adding stickers, text, and emojis to media such as images and videos.

New iOS Features

WABetaInfo also reported Various features are being developed for the iOS version of the app.

The report stated that the changes made in the latest beta version of WhatsApp for iOS include the following:

• Improved payments for particular countries
• Improved loading speed for images, videos and GIFs
• New call termination tone
• New ringtone for group calls

These features are currently in development and are not yet available to WhatsApp users on Android or iOS.

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