New features, improvements, and fixes to Dial
October 8, 2026
Changed
WhatsApp typing stops at about 30 seconds
The “typing…” a WhatsApp text message or text reply shows before it arrives is now capped at about 30 seconds. It still lasts about 200-250 ms per character, so a short message is unchanged, but a long message no longer keeps the send waiting for minutes. The message itself is sent in full, however long it is. See WhatsApp.