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WhatsApp for Android may soon get better video playback controls following iOS debut


Though the feature was initially tested on the Android platform, it first debuted on iOS.

WhatsApp has a new nifty feature rolling out to iOS users this week that should make video watching on the messaging platform hassle-free. Early this week, WhatsApp on iOS, bearing a 24.6.77 version number, brought in a new handy feature that allows users to quickly forward or rewind a video by double-tapping on the edge of their screens (via WABetaInfo). WhatsApp for Android beta previously found testing double tap feature (Image credit: WABetaInfo)Some of the latest WhatsApp features include Instagram-like longer status updates, which are also found in the app's latest beta for Android devices.

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