WhatsApp, the most popular messaging platform on the planet, finally has a drafts feature. Why did it take until the tail-end of 2024 to institute a seemingly simple tool that has been available for rival platforms for years?

To let you know about a draft, messages you’ve started writing will show a green and bold “Draft” word followed by what you’ve typed up. That way, you can ponder about finishing it when you open the app and not accidentally ignore your friends (though you still purposefully could, I guess.)

NEW YORK, Nov 17: WhatsApp has rolled out a new feature called "Message Drafts," designed to help users save unsent messages and prevent the loss of incomplete text. This update automatically saves unfinished messages as drafts, ensuring that no content is lost when users leave a chat before sending it.

According to a press release, the company is launching "Message Drafts" for the WhatsApp platform. Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg spearheaded the announcement today (Nov 14), stating users will soon begin noticing a "draft" indicator on threads for unfinished/unsent messages.

WhatsApp has added a much-anticipated feature: message drafts. This new functionality, introduced this week, helps users keep track of unsent messages they may have typed but forgotten to send. It’s one of those updates that leave you wondering, “Why wasn’t this here before?”

WhatsApp now automatically saves unfinished messages as drafts, highlighting them at the top of the chat list with a green 'Draft' badge. This feature, available on Android and iOS, makes it easier to find and complete messages,

When users begin typing a message and leave the chat before sending it, WhatsApp marks the conversation with a green “Draft” label in the chat list.

WhatsApp Finally Remembers to Send That Draft About Adding Drafts . As announced on WhatsApp's Threads account, you can now save a message for later. To do this, start typing to s