WhatsApp is currently making quite a change for Android, iOS and Windows Phone mobile messaging client versions. The publisher has indeed chosen to show clearly that a message has been read. In addition, updates have been released for Android and Windows Phone with a few improvements.
Blue symbols to indicate that a message has been read.
The publisher, acquired by Facebook for $ 19 billion in February, has finally decided to remedy the situation. There will now be three notches display: a symbolic check that the message is gone, two checks that the message has been received, two blue that the message was read checks. So now the color indicates the playback status, even if it could more or less be inferred by looking at the time of the last contact connection.
The updates keep coming on Windows Phone.
Side WhatsApp for Windows Phone, two updates to follow next few days. End of last week, the first included multiple improvements, including a faster launch, sharing more precise geographic position allowing the user to move his point on the map, adding comments on photos and videos, the cutting and rotating images, customized screen for each conversation funds, better support for large screens and the opportunity finally to archive all conversations.
Another update appeared last night, but the release note is a little vague : Various improvements and bug fixes. We know it solves a concern that in some cases prevented users watch their contacts profiles.