WHATSAPP SUPPORT FOR MOBILE DEVICES:
You won't be able to use WhatsApp on the following platforms for:

• Nokia Symbian S60 after June 30, 2017
BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10 after December 31, 2017.
• Windows Phone 8.0 and older after December 31, 2017.
• Nokia S40 after December 31, 2018.
• Android versions 2.3.7 and older after February 1, 2020.

Good news for all iOS users: you will be able to pin your chats in next update!

WhatsApp is going to write a FAQ soon about Recall (for the LEARN MORE button).
What does it mean? Recall may be close, finally.

#EXCLUSIVE: WhatsApp is rolling out sharing of all file types for iOS, Android and Windows Phone users!
http://wabetainfo.com/rolling-out-sharing-all-file-types/

The max file size allowed to share is:
iOS = 128 MB
Windows Phone = 104,86 MB
Android = 100 MB
Web/Desktop = 64 MB

WhatsApp beta for Android 2.17.236: added a new font for text statuses (AVAILABLE IN FUTURE FOR ALL)

WhatsApp beta for Android 2.17.236 main changes:
• It's necessary to have Android 4.0.3+ in order to install this version from Google Play.
• Added a new font for text status. See the precedent post.
• WhatsApp can inform you when a business is verified. At the same time, WhatsApp can inform you when a business is no longer verified.
• When a business isn't verified, WhatsApp will indicate you who the contact may belong.
• Added a button to leave the beta program.

WhatsApp beta for Android 2.17.236: when the version is expired, WhatsApp will ask to you if you want to leave the beta testing program.

WhatsApp beta for Android: added the text status button also in the "My updates" section (AVAILABLE IN FUTURE FOR ALL).

WhatsApp beta for Android 2.17.236: when you write a text status, you can use also fonts of the drawing tool! (AVAILABLE IN FUTURE FOR ALL).

WhatsApp beta for Android 2.17.236: links in text statuses! (AVAILABLE IN FUTURE FOR ALL)

Is WhatsApp going to increase group chat size limit? New limited size or unlimited groups right now?
http://wabetainfo.com/is-whatsapp-going-to-increase-group-chat-size-limit/

Summary of recent WhatsApp beta for Android news (2.17.234+)
http://wabetainfo.com/summary-of-recent-android-news-2-17-234/

WhatsApp beta for Android 2.17.238: new alert to inform users about the possibility to share *also* text in Status (AVAILABLE FOR ALL IN FUTURE).

WhatsApp beta for Android: added a search button to search emojis (DISABLED BY DEFAULT).

WhatsApp beta for Android 2.17.238: the emoji search feature is enabled by default for *SOME* devices.

If you had problems sending ordered media, now using 2.17.238 the feature that helps to send media in order is enabled by default.

UPDATE:
Seems there was a bug that allowed to join a group using a group invite link also if the group was full (so in the group there were 256 participants).
Publishing this article, seems I got the attention of WhatsApp, that in the 2.17.238 Android beta update correctly fixed the bug.

NEW WHATSAPP FAQ AVAILABLE:

Finally WhatsApp published the FAQ about the recall feature!
Note that the new time to recall is 5 minutes (again), but in the app the time is still 8 minutes and 32 seconds (512 seconds), so maybe we can expect a new change in next updates.
Seen that the FAQ is now published, the recall feature may be enabled very soon!
https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/general/26000034/

What's happened today?
• The emoji search feature is rolled out for all Android users now, but it has a problem and WhatsApp crashes when you use it.
Wait next beta.
• WhatsApp removed the FAQ after I published it.