iOS WeChat 8.0.14 official version released, adding four new features

The official WeChat team pushed the latest official version of WeChat to Apple iOS users today. In addition to the previously tested "Care Mode" that makes text and buttons larger and clearer, other functions have also been optimized.

Caring Model

In the previous version, the "Caring Mode" was also grayed out for internal testing, mainly for elderly users with poor eyesight, so that they can have a better user experience. After opening WeChat, click [Me]-[Settings] in sequence to find the entrance to open the Caring Mode.

At the same time, the launch of the "Caring Mode" is also a response of Tencent to national policies. Previously, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology clearly required in the "General Design Specifications for Internet Websites to be Aged-friendly" and "General Design Specifications for Mobile Internet Applications (APPs) to be Aged-friendly" that APPs should be adapted to the elderly and accessible.

Although this elderly-friendly version of WeChat was launched a little late, it is better than having nothing.

Update reminder revision

In the "New Message Notification" of WeChat settings, the "Update Reminder" option has been removed in the official version 8.0.14.

Without this reminder function, does it mean that there will be no reminders when there are new messages in Moments, Video Accounts, Live Broadcasts, and Nearby? In fact, this is not the case. The official WeChat team has simply moved these setting entrances to the Page Management Page in the General Settings.

In this way, each function can be managed in different categories, but Xiaoyu feels that this change is not very practical.

WeChat group folding function

A new WeChat group folding function has been added to the official version of iOS WeChat 8.0.14. After entering the WeChat group settings page, you can see an option to "fold this group chat". Turn on the switch at the back, and the WeChat group will be placed in a group called "folded group" for centralized management. This is very practical for managing too many WeChat groups, but some of them are not important but cannot be withdrawn.

This function should be transplanted from QQ. After all, WeChat’s brother QQ has already launched a similar function many years ago. But in any case, this function is still quite practical.

Optimize the "Forward" function

In the official version of iOS WeChat 8.0.14, the "Forward" function has also been optimized. This optimization mainly includes two usage scenarios: one is forwarding ordinary WeChat messages to friends, and the other is forwarding articles within the WeChat ecosystem.

The optimization of these two scenarios can make the operation more convenient and smooth for users. However, this optimization has not been fully launched, but is grayscale tested in a small range.

In general, except for the WeChat group folding function, the other functions added in the official version of iOS WeChat 8.0.14 are not very practical, after all, the size of WeChat is already very large. More importantly, there is still no news about the WeChat friend double deletion function and Callkit system voice call that many netizens urgently need, so it seems that we have to continue to wait patiently.