WhatsApp Will Add Favorite Contacts Feature to Make Quick Calls

WhatsApp is testing a new feature, which is being released for beta users on iOS. The new Favorite Contact feature is being brought to make the calling experience better and faster. The new feature has been spotted on the popular WhatsApp beta tracking website WABetaInfo As spotted by . It will let users set a favorite contact, which will appear at the top of the call tab. You can see it in the screenshot below. WhatsApp users can start a video or voice call with their favorite contact by tapping on them. This will make calling family and friends faster and easier.

By allowing users to set favorite contacts at the top of the calls tab, WhatsApp is making it clear that important contacts should be front and center of the calling interface. The one-tap calling capability is clearly meant to make the full WhatsApp calling experience better and more convenient. It can be safely assumed that users will be able to choose between a voice or video call when they tap on a favorite contact.

It is not yet clear how users will be able to set a favorite contact but we can see in the background of the screenshot that this can be done from the Calls tab. It is safe to assume that users will be able to long-press on a contact to set it as a favorite contact. Once a contact is added to favorites, it will appear at the top of the Calls tab. Users can simply tap on the favorite contact at the top to start a call with them.

This feature is not live for all users and hence we will have to wait for the official statement from WhatsApp on this. Meanwhile, WhatsApp has recently introduced pinned events in the community for beta users on Android. This feature can automatically identify events shared in community groups and make them visible on top in the WhatsApp community for the convenience of the users.