The app does not require your phone to be online. Link up to 4 devices and multiple phones. It is to be noted that the group polls feature is currently available in other messaging services such as Facebook Messenger, and Telegram. The WhatsApp desktop app makes your Windows or Mac the ultimate messaging machine. It also allows users to change the position of the options. First spotted last month, the feature allows users to create polls on group chats and add up to 12 possible options for a question. The group poll features allows to add up to 12 possible options for a questionĪs for the second development, news once again comes courtesy WABetainfo, which claims the WhatsApp for iOS 22.8.0.72 beta update brings improvements for the group polls feature. I have a website where I have properly set the OG tags, and where I share one of the pages on WhatsApp for android it properly displays the preview. I installed Whatsapp desktop app from Microsoft store, but the video call is not working properly. WhatsApp Web is the browser version of WhatsApp. Check the box for Show previews to show a preview of message text inside new message. Manage notifications settings by performing one of the following actions: Check the box for Message notifications to receive notifications for new messages. To clear confusion between the two, WhatsApp Desktop is a standalone app which can be installed on a Windows PC or Mac and it can be used independently. Manage WhatsApp notifications settings for all messages, groups, or calls. When I send this very url from whatsapp on windows desktop, I don't see a preview block at all. For example, this url - When I send this url from whatsapp on android, I correctly see a preview block. This feature, however, is not available on WhatsApp Web after multi-device functionality was rolled out. 6 I'm trying to figure out why desktop client doesn't generate preview for urls from particular website. As per the post, WhatsApp has released an update that enables WhatsApp Desktop to generate link previews again. The development about the WhatsApp Desktop link previews comes from a post by WABetainfo, a platform that tests beta feature before they are released to masses. Though still under development, the feature makes it possible for users to add up to 12 possible options. Enter in in the field on your screen and click on Next at the bottom. Else you can also try restarting your phone. Choose Help me connect to a specific web page. To ensure WhatsApp is no longer active, open the multitasking screen or app switcher on your phone and then swipe WhatsApp away. Click on Internet Connections in the right-hand side pane and select Run the troubleshooter. Meanwhile, WhatsApp for iOS beta users have got an update bringing group polls feature allowing them to add a new poll to a group. Click on Troubleshoot in the left sidebar. WhatsApp for Android and WhatsApp for iOS already have these feature enabled. WhatsApp Desktop supported link previews but they stopped working recently due to some technical reasons. WhatsApp Desktop can now generate link previews again after WhatsApp released a fix, a report said.