WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.15.8: what’s new?
WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.22.15.8.
What’s new in this update? WhatsApp is updating the time limit to delete messages for everyone, for some beta testers!
| Common questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Name of the feature? | New time limit – Delete for everyone |
| Status? | Rolling out |
| Compatibility? | WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.15.8 is marked as compatible update. |
| I’ve installed this update but I don’t have this feature. Why? | This feature has been released to certain beta testers, and more activations are planned at a later date, but you can read this article to discover further details. |
| Thanks: | Sc, Thales, Elias, for testing and reporting! |
| Previous news? | WhatsApp is releasing a redesigned context menu |
In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.4.10 update, we informed our readers that WhatsApp was planning to use a different time limit for the “delete for everyone” option: 2 days and 12 hours.
Today, we have finally real news: WhatsApp is finally rolling out the new time limit to some beta testers!
The previous limit was 1 hour, 8 minutes, and 16 seconds. We just tried to delete a message sent yesterday and it worked! We can also confirm that the new time limit is really 2 days and 12 hours, the same one that was planned during the development of the feature.
Note that WhatsApp is also working on another improvement for the delete for everyone feature: the ability to delete any message in groups if you’re a group admin, in the future. There will be another update that enables this feature at a later date.
WhatsApp is now gradually rolling out the new time limit to some beta testers, and more activations are planned over the coming weeks.
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