New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- WhatsApp is closing an iOS gap, finally. iPhone users can now share Live Photos with sound and smooth motion (iOS beta, version 25.24.10.72), and this has taken years to be added to Live Photos, which has long lacked sound and motion.

So far, Live Photos shared via WhatsApp were reduced to still images or GIFs, and their audio and natural transitions were lost. This rendered shared moments two-dimensional as compared to their presentations in the iOS Photos app.

The update does not change the original qualities of Live Photos. There is now a Live Photo symbol on the thumbnails, and upon a tap, the clip plays with audio and motion intact. Better still, when saved, the file is still a Live Photo in the iOS Photos ap...