WhatsApp is developing a new feature that will make conversation management simpler by threading responses to a specific message. The feature will facilitate the users in navigating and following up conversations more conveniently, especially on noisy group conversations. The threaded response feature will allow the users to see all responses relating to a specific message on a different interface, hence it will be simple to locate a specific response on lengthy conversations.
The feature was seen in a recent beta release of Android and will be available for use in all forms of conversations, including one-on-one conversations, group conversations, communities, and channels. But responding to messages in channels is still to be worked on.
An advance preview of how the threaded messages will look features a full-screen pop-up with responses from various users in a group conversation. Users can click on any quoted response to see all responses under that thread. Interestingly, the initiating message that is being replied to does not appear in the threaded view.
This update is expected to be especially useful to those users who depend on WhatsApp to arrange and plan with large groups. It will also improve the user experience for those who find the search function frequently used to return to previous message responses.
There is no fixed time frame as to when this feature will be released for all the WhatsApp users as of now. The introduction of threaded replies follows the efforts of WhatsApp to organize and make conversations easier to understand, especially for groups and communities.
Aside from this aspect, WhatsApp has continued to expand across communities, as in the incorporation of structured responses for Announcement Groups. Members will be able to respond to significant updates from the admins in groups, making it easy to have the groups categorized and easy to read. There is also an inclusion of events, where a person can make arrangements for an event directly in WhatsApp.
Overall, the threaded replies feature is a significant update to be embraced by users who manage intricate conversations on the platform. It reflects WhatsApp’s commitment to enhancing user experience and facilitating more effective communication of different types of conversations.
