This new WhatsApp feature will make watching videos easier

One of the consistently rumoured WhatsApp feature is the picture-in-picture mode. It is believed than Facebook-owned WhatsApp will soon add the ability to view YouTube video within the app, without the need to leave the page and navigate to the YouTube app.

WhatsApp beta for Android 2.17.265: as announced, WhatsApp now supports PiP for video calls on Android O (8.0)!
Enabled by default! pic.twitter.com/bJqx8wykDw

— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) July 19, 2017

Now, the picture-in-picture mode has been spotted running on Android O Developer Preview on the app version 2.17.265. According to WeBetaInfo who also tweeted the screenshot, explains that Android 8.0 O has an API that was used by WhatsApp for enabling this feature.

With this new feature, users can continue to chat with friends, even when watching a video. It is among the most awaited features.

Another highly awaited feature is the ability to recall or delete sent messages, which has been hitting headlines for a while now. It's for all those times when you have regretted sending a message and only wished if you could retract it. Reports have been hinting at a 5-minute window to retract messages, but nothing concrete is out yet.

WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app in India and is known to add timely tweaks. The latest one is adding new file types that can be shared on WhatsApp.