When users receive new messages from chats and groups, WhatsApp is testing a useful new feature on iOS that displays profile pictures in iOS Message Notifications
The first new feature for the platform in 2022, first spotted by app specialist WABetaInfo, uses APIs in iOS 15 to add WhatsApp profile images to notifications in top-screen banners and in the Notification Center when users receive a message.
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WhatsApp on Android has been able to display profile pictures in system notifications for some time, so this change brings the app’s functionality to parity on both platforms.
If you don’t see profile pictures in your notifications just yet, it’s because WhatsApp is first making the change for beta testers so they can report bugs before rolling out the feature to millions of users on iOS devices worldwide.
The most recent WhatsApp update was in December, and it was a privacy change that prevented users on the messaging platform from viewing the “Last Seen” status of users with whom they had never chatted.