WhatsApp could bring new photo-editing options to improve chat experience

WhatsApp is said to be working on a new feature that will quicken up the process of editing images in chats. Called the ‘Quick Edit Media Shortcut’, the feature will let the user edit the images sent or received in chats without having to switch to any other app. It is not available for now, even to the beta testers, but both Android and iOS platforms are likely to get it, a report by WABetaInfo said.

Essentially, the main purpose of the Quick Edit Media Shortcut is to speed up forwarding media especially when the user wants to make edits beforehand. WhatsApp does not have native support for editing images and the users have to rely on either the phone’s gallery app or a third-party photo editor to make changes. Quick Edit Media Shortcut will sit on top of the three-dot menu options available for an image is opened in a chat.