WhatsApp Messenger 2.6.5 Released [Update: 2.6.6 Released]

WhatsApp Messenger 2.6.5 has been released. The update include many fixes and features. WhatsApp is a cross platform messenger available also for Android, Blackberry and Symbian.

A note from the developer to anyone running iOS 3.1:

NOTE: if you are running iOS 3.1 please DO NOT upgrade yet.

Update: WhatsApp Messenger 2.6.6 was released to address an issue with iPhones running iOS 3.

• Make WhatsApp work on iOS 3 again. Sorry we broke it.

WhatsApp Messenger 2.6.5 features are:

• conversation font size change (Settings > Chat Settings > Font Size)
• display divider in group conversation to indicate new/unread messages for that group chat
• show recent group locations on the map together (via Group chat Info page > Recent Locations)
• various updates to media browser (date separators, ability to delete, etc.)
• custom notifications per group, with mute option
• fix crash in long URL handling in iOS 4 (bug #9860071)
• do not scroll to the bottom of conversation when new message arrives
• options to control audio note playback source (Earphones, Receiver or Built-in Speaker)
• improved “load earlier message” behavior
• voiceover fixes (reported by Rene Jaun and Marco Zehe)
• fix crash on inviting many contacts via email/sms (reported by @marcosjsramos on twitter)
• improve verification security (reported by Andreas Kurtz) and other various verification fixes
• Spanish localization fixes

WhatsApp Messenger is an iPhone only app, cost $0.99 and available in the App Store.

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