WeChat official version suddenly updated! This New Year limited function is really fun

The official version of WeChat has recently introduced a surprising new year limited function to welcome the Spring Festival. This function is really eye-catching. Let's explore this new year limited function and see what new tricks WeChat can play.

On February 1, the official version of Android WeChat 8.0.47 was suddenly released, with the main theme of "catch you off guard".

Friends who are familiar with WeChat updates know that WeChat updates in recent years have followed an unshakable principle.

Generally, a beta version is released first for a small number of users to try out, and then the bugs that arise are fixed based on user feedback.

Or test the necessity of certain functions. If both users and WeChat need them, keep them; otherwise, temporarily take them offline.

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Yesterday, WeChat broke its usual practice and directly released the official Android version. I’m afraid the number of times this has happened can be counted on one hand.

With such a tight schedule, Xiao Lei managed to complete the experience while typing. To be honest, there are still many new features. Taking advantage of the popularity of the release last night, Xiao Lei sorted out the upgrade points of this update. Let's take a look at them together.

1. Video account adds a new message page to send red envelope cover

The focus of this update of the official version of Android WeChat 8.0.47 is on the "Video Account", which WeChat attaches great importance to.

Well, first of all, the newly added function of Video Account is "You can send red envelope covers directly on the Video Account message page."

The first big premise here is that we have to make the red envelope cover first before we can give it to others.

Specific path: WeChat "Discover-Video Account"-the little man icon in the upper right corner-Video Account background-Video Account message-"Like, comment, follow".

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When someone likes, comments or follows a video on the video account.

We can click the "Thank You" button below the message to send the other party a red envelope cover.

After receiving the gifted red envelope cover, viewers can return to "Video Account-Browsing Settings-Message" to receive it.

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Some of you may ask, what if you have a limited number of red envelope covers, and there are too many people you want to send them to and there are not enough?

WeChat has also taken this issue into consideration and has set a limit on the number of red envelope covers that can be sent as a thank you, so everyone can feel free to send as many as they want.

Xiao Lei would like to give another warm reminder: this function will last from now until the Spring Festival, and it will probably be gone after the Spring Festival.

Wow, this feature is "New Year Limited".

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2. The video account comment area supports @视频号

On the current mainstream short video platforms, we can @ our friends in the comment section under the video to watch it together.

WeChat also added this function in this update, which finally takes a step towards the "complete version of Video Account".

The specific operation is very simple.

Click on the comment area of ​​the video account, enter the "@" symbol in the input box, and the page for following the account will appear.

If you don’t see the account you’re following, you can search for the account ID in the search box and you can also find the related video account.

Then click on the account you want to remind and it can be @ed. The same comment supports multiple video accounts, which is very convenient.

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When we are @ed, we can see it in the video account - the little man icon in the upper right corner - my video account - video account messages - comments .

The operation logic is still online, but Xiao Lei feels that the entrance is still a bit hidden and it would be better if it were simpler.

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Another thing is that in the live broadcast room of the video account, you can also tag your WeChat friends by clicking the "@" symbol on the right side of the message box.

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3. New "Super Fan Club" for Video Account

Those who have used other short video platforms are very familiar with this. Many platforms have a "fan club"-like gameplay.

The new version of the video account live broadcast room has added a new "Super Fan Club" based on the original "Fan Club".

Since they are all called "super", they must have more tricks. Let's take a look at the tricks of the super fan club:

Xiao Lei finally understood. If you want to be fancy, then just follow through.

With more varieties, the price will naturally increase. The price of an ordinary fan club is 1 WeChat bean permanently, and the price of a super fan club is 980 WeChat beans per month.

To put it another way, a super fan club would cost 98 RMB per month.

If Xiao Lei starts a live broadcast on WeChat Video Account, I wonder how many friends will create a super fan group for me?

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4. "Listen" Grayscale Test

Friends who often click on the "Discover" button at the bottom of WeChat may have recently discovered that there is a new "Listen" button on this page.

According to Xiao Lei, this "Listen" function is currently in grayscale testing and not everyone is covered.

It is not a new feature. Yes, that’s right. When you click on it, it is the previous “Music and Audio” feature.

The probability of WeChat's current operations is to straighten out the logic, and it is found that the page already has scan, view and search functions.

I just need to listen to something, and the entrance to the music and audio functions looks out of place on the mini program page, so I just moved it here.

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However, there is still a small change. There is a "shake" icon to the right of the search box on the music interface.

After clicking, it will jump to the shake interface, and then we can identify songs and hum by shaking.

The "Shake" function on the original Discovery interface is gone, and it has been merged into the Listen function.

But there is also a problem. Before shaking, it could identify TV programs. After the merger, Xiao Lei couldn't find this function.

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5. Grayscale test of "Search" tag subscription

Another feature that is also in grayscale testing is the "Search" tag subscription.

This thing is the "Subscription Tag" that appears below when we read articles on public accounts.

Well, the grayscale test now supports custom adding of topic keywords that we need to subscribe to.

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OK, I have to say that the time left for the experience is really tight this time, and I can only dig up to this point in the update.

If you have any new discoveries that Xiao Lei hasn’t talked about, please leave a message in the comment section and share them with everyone.

In general, this update of WeChat is mainly to improve the related functions of the video account and keep up with the mainstream standards of the industry.

At the same time, the entrance for music and audio has also been revised, and you can search for subscription topic keywords to support self-subscription.

I guess it’s because the Chinese New Year is approaching and time is too tight + the functional testing has been relatively stable, so the official version was released yesterday.

Editor: Jonty

Source: Xiaolei Bibi (ID: xiaoleibbb), bibi about things in the technology circle every day.