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You can now add contacts within the WhatsApp app instead of having to add their details to your phone's contact list.

The shakeup will also see people be able to add contacts exclusively to WhatsApp. At the moment, the app relies on your address book stored and managed by the phone’s operating system.

WhatsApp is rolling out a "Favorites" filter to let you quickly access chats and groups for sending them new messages or making calls.

You can also make edits to the contacts you've saved before such as adding inputs to new fields like birthdays or email addresses directly on WhatsApp.