Users can now ask Siri to read out WhatsApp messages

The latest version of WhatsApp, which is about 89 mb in size, highlights four key updates — you can ask Siri to read out your latest messages; visual improvements to the Calls tab, Contact info, and Group info screens; ability to select multiple statuses at once in the My Updates screen which you can forward and delete; and support for Persian language. 

As for the Siri-related update, WhatsApp already lets users compose and send messages through Siri. The new update now enables Siri to read out latest messages hands free, which will come in handy when users are driving, for instance. The functionality only works if you have some unread messages. Try saying, “Hey Siri, read my last WhatsApp message,” and Siri will read out the new messages and will then prompt you to compose a reply. You can then choose to reply to the message by dictating it to Siri. 

You should also note that once Siri has read your latest messages, it won’t be able to read it again the second time. Furthermore, this feature will only work for users who are on the iOS 10.3+. The interface of the app has also been changed to some extent to make it peppier than before. 

So, what are you waiting for? Hit the App Store now. With this, WhatsApp is yet to bring these features to Android, however, predictions are such that it might hit the Play Store very soon.