WhatsApp rolls out update to group chats, now you can see display picture of users next to their names

Meta-owned WhatsApp is currently working on several new features and tools that it plans on rolling out for users across the world gradually.

From the ability to message your own chat on the instant-messaging platform, to forward media files with a caption, WhatsApp has some interesting updates lined-up to make the virtual chatting experience smoother and more convenient for people.

Recently, WhatsApp finally rolled out an update that displays profile pictures of users that are part of a group. Earlier, when a participant in a group chat on WhatsApp sent a message, the content of the text appeared below the person's contact name, as saved by others respectively.

However, with this latest feature, the display picture of the user shows up on the left side of the screen followed by the name with the text message appearing below it.

This new update by WhatsApp brings more clarity to group chats, especially the ones with a large number of people as you may not have everyone's contact saved or know each and everyone in the group.

This way, you'll get to see the person's set display picture. However, given WhatsApp's strict privacy and security rules, the display picture of a user will only be visible in the group chat if that person's privacy settings allow it.

If the person hasn't shared their display picture with their contacts, including those present in the group, their profile picture will not show up in the chat and in this case, WhatsApp's default image will be displayed.

So far, only a handful of WhatsApp users in India have spotted the latest feature on their app. The feature will soon be made available for all in a day or two.

Meanwhile, new reports reveal that WhatsApp is also working on a feature that will allow users to share contact cards in the same chat's share sheet on the social network platform.