Whatsapp rolls out new document sharing feature for iOS, Android users

Mumbai: Facebook-owned Whatsapp has released a new update for Android and iOS users, which allows users to share documents seamlessly—a feature that was not available earlier.

The new update comes after a major iOS update that allows users to zoom videos by pinching and third party app support for sharing pictures and videos. The new update will allow users to send device-stored documents to other individuals or groups.

Whatsapp has already started rolling out the 2.12.453 update for Android and 2.12.14 on iOS that allows users to send and share documents.

However, an individual can only send documents to another user, if he or she has also updated to the latest versions respectively.

On the updated version, Android users will be able to see a document icon under the attachment tab. Tapping on that icon will show users all locally stored documents.

Whatsapp Android update for sharing documents.For iOS users, clicking on the upload icon below reveals a new “share document” option, which can be used by users to send documents stored on their iPhones.

Whatsapp iOS update for sharing documents.

Full-fledged updates are yet to roll out, as it a server side update and may take a while for the update to be completely rolled out.