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WhatsApp for Android just received a new update of its beta version, which comes with news. This is the new version 2.12.380, an upgrade in which we did not notice any change in user interface, nor see any new added function, but with the function to share documents is definitely prepared, which should be available in the coming days.
The great changes of this new update of WhatsApp for Android occur in its APK installation file, which has decreased by 69 KB, the changes are remarkable, as evidenced by the 319 modified files, where we will find almost all related files functions from delete account to Google Drive.
WhatsApp for Android prepared to share documents
The most notable changes internally observe them in the deleted files, a total of 50, all related to the function to share documents, where they have removed all icons related to this function, in addition to “file_doc_overlay_outgoing.xml” and “file_doc_overlay_incoming.xml” files responsible for managing the input and output of documents.
In addition, they have added 16 files, which we can see 6 new icons, screen capture above, we see that the design of the icon file shared has changed, you can see were as previously from here, plus files managers this new feature: “document_picker_item.xml”, “document_picker.xml” and “document_info_background.xml”.
To confirm the arrival of sharing documents in WhatsApp for Android, we need only look at the new requests for translations, where you can observe also received documents sort by date and name.
WhatsApp for Android 2.12.380 – News:
- miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
How to download the Beta version of WhatsApp for Android
To install the beta version of the application, before, we have to allow the installation of applications from sources other than Google Play in our Android device, for it will have to go to “Menu> Settings> Security” and check the “Unknown sources” box. Once this is done we go to the official website of the application, you have the link below, and we can download WhatsApp for Android in beta.
Remind you that the beta versions of the application are not exempt from errors, its installation can cause unexpected errors, even when installing the application will see messages that warn us, but as a rule the beta version of WhatsApp for Android never gives problems and we will have the latest news before than the stable version of Google Play.
WhatsApp for Android in its Public Beta version is available for free from the official website of the app.
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