WhatsApp has rolled out a new update to its iOS application that allows users to play YouTube videos right within the instant messaging app. The information regarding the new WhatsApp update Version 2.17.81 was published on AppStore and first spotted by WABetaInfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp Beta programmes, on Tuesday. “When you receive a link to a YouTube video, you can now play it right within WhatsApp. Earlier, when users clicked on the link, the YouTube video would open in YouTube app installed on the smartphones. Apparently, the YouTube feature in WhatsApp is currently disabled and it would soon enable it from the server.

Source: Hindustan Times November 28, 2017 10:30 UTC