Latest WhatsApp beta UWP release features new emoji utility

Version 2.2206.1.0 is here.

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What you need to know

The WhatsApp beta UWP releases keep getting richer and richer with features. Now that dark mode has been added, the developers have turned their attention to emoji shortcuts.

As reported byWABetaInfo, version 2.2206.1.0 of the WhatsApp beta includes the emoji shortcut feature, which will enable you to more quickly access relevant emoji when you type certain keywords with a colon beforehand.

Though this feature’s existed in WhatsApp before, it’s new to the beta UWP release.

It’s been a hectic time for emoji in the larger tech spherethanks to the scandalsurroundingWindows 11, so this news offers a change of pace. Unless you’re of the mindset that anythinginvolving Metais equally distressing, in which case, thank you for reading this far.

If you want to catch up on other WhatsApp beta UWP news, don’t forget about the recently addeddark mode feature, or the fact that you can download the beta from theMicrosoft Storeright this very moment. That last point sparks a question: What are you still doing here? Go enjoy WhatsApp. Experience speedy emoji access thanks to the new shortcut feature. Continue to share important communications with friends and family under the watchful eyes of Meta.

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WhatsApp beta is growing stronger by the day, reclaiming the standard WhatsApp features you’ve come to know and love. Get it directly from Microsoft right now or forever wonder what could have been.

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