{"id":94917,"date":"2016-06-13T08:53:11","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T06:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=94917"},"modified":"2016-06-13T08:54:40","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T06:54:40","slug":"this-is-whatsapps-newest-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/mobile\/94917-this-is-whatsapps-newest-feature","title":{"rendered":"This is WhatsApp&#8217;s newest feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WhatsApp has started rolling out the ability to quote messages when you reply\u00a0in a chat, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2016\/06\/12\/whatsapp-quote-messages\/\" target=\"_blank\">Engadget reported<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the feature first\u00a0became available as an\u00a0experimental feature in the beta version of WhatsApp\u2019s Android app (v.2.16.118).<\/p>\n<p>The feature is now\u00a0rolling out to all WhatsApp users, despite\u00a0no new update for the app in the Apple App\u00a0or Google Play stores.<\/p>\n<p>To use WhatsApp\u2019s new quote-and-reply feature, tap and hold on a message.\u00a0A \u201creply\u201d\u00a0button will\u00a0be visible in the action bar, which allows users to reply to the message while quoting it.<\/p>\n<p>When you receive a reply which quotes a message you previously sent, you can tap on the quote to see when you sent the original message and what you said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WhatsApp.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94919\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/WhatsApp.jpg\" alt=\"WhatsApp\" width=\"483\" height=\"859\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>This article was republished with permission from <a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/168183-new-whatsapp-feature-launched.html\">MyBroadband<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a 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