Meta-owned WhatsApp keeps testing new features for its Android and iOS users, with the latest feature being notification bubbles, which Google has supported on Android since Android 10.
This has been revealed from the people here WABetaInfoWho found that WhatsApp is testing the notification bubble feature in its Android app. If you’ve used Meta-owned Facebook Messenger on Android, you already know how notification bubbles work.
When you receive a message from an individual or group chat, you’ll see a floating bubble on the screen, whether you’re on the homescreen or in a third-party app.
The notification bubble displayed by WhatsApp will include the profile picture of the WhatsApp contact or group, as well as a small WhatsApp icon, indicating that it is a WhatsApp notification.
Clicking on that floating bubble will open a compact version of the WhatsApp chat interface, allowing users to read and respond to messages without opening the WhatsApp app completely.
Notification bubbles will enable instant messaging and multi-tasking when you’re chatting with multiple people/groups at the same time. For example, if you’re watching a video and want to chat with multiple people on WhatsApp, you can send messages to both chats at once without leaving the video app or opening WhatsApp.
WhatsApp is still testing the notification bubbles feature, so it’s unclear when it will be released publicly to all Android users. However, before the public release, it will likely be rolled out to beta users, allowing them to experience the feature before it is released to everyone.
