The sightings regarding the debut of the Communities also continue on WhatsApp (the last dates back to last month), for which there is still no official release date but which now seem to be almost around the corner.
This is because even the latest beta of WhatsApp – more precisely the version 2.22.6.9 of the Android application – new indications have arrived that suggest how the company is proceeding quickly in integrating the functionality.
As usual, WABetaInfo colleagues give us explanations on this and this time they do it with a new screenshot of the app from which it is possible to identify an unpublished tab that takes care of including within the conversations of the Communities.
A NEW DEDICATED TAB
The shared image allows us to notice the new tab icon and the curious aspect concerns the fact that it is located exactly in the same position in which the shortcut dedicated to the camera is currently present.
We do not know how many actually use that link to start the camera on WhatsApp, but it is certain that the Communities tab will be much more important and central in the use of the application, so it is clear why it should replace the current shortcut.
Within the Community tab, we will find a real Community Home, in which all those to which we are subscribed will be grouped. To create a Community (equipped with end-to-end encryption) it seems that it is enough for the administrator of a group to qualify it as such, but at the moment there are not many details regarding these more advanced aspects of the functionality.
Recall that the first details on the Communities emerged last October and in the meantime, there have been several updates of the WhatsApp beta that have gradually introduced more and more new pieces that are helping to create a more complete picture. It, therefore, seems that the official launch is not far away: at this point, we just have to wait a little longer.