WhatsApp tests profile photos in notifications for iOS


WhatsApp is adding profile photos to notifications for iOS users, a move that may help those with a better memory for faces rather than names. — Background photo created by rawpixel.com - www.freepik.com

Have trouble remembering names? WhatsApp is testing a feature to help with that, in the form of adding profile photos to incoming notifications.

Leaker site WABetaInfo reported that the update to the System Notifications feature would add a user’s profile photo to the notification, in addition to their username.

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