WhatsApp profile photo download option removed, more changes coming: How your chat experience will change

WhatsApp is making changes to the chat experience on iOS. According to some screenshots obtained by the watchdog WABetaInfo, the iOS beta version 2.19.60.26 adds a minor yet oddly interesting feature that now tells the number of photos or videos sent in bulk on the album thumbnail. It is also removing the saving functionality for profile pictures in its effort to tighten user privacy on the platform.

First up is the change coming to how media is exchanged on the chat app. When a user sends more than four photos and videos, WhatsApp groups them into one blob that seems like an album. The album shows a watermarked information on the album’s size. With the update, the number of contents in the album will begin appearing just below the size. Both the details will be available only if the album is yet to download.