New changes to WeChat Moments in iOS 7.0.18, no option to turn it off

Five days ago, iOS WeChat launched version 7.0.18, which was mainly adapted for iPhone 12 and 12 Pro phones. It was originally not compatible, and the installation of version 7.0.17 showed abnormalities and even abnormal power consumption, so it is recommended to upgrade.

Secondly, the minimum requirement is to support iOS11 system. Originally, the minimum support was iOS10, but now it has been changed to minimum iOS11, which means that the iOS10 series system does not support the installation of the latest version of WeChat.

The above are the new changes discovered before. Of course, the update package did not mention them. You need to experience them yourself to know the update content. Later, today, new changes were discovered in the iOS WeChat 7.0.18 Moments, which were also not mentioned before. That is, the appearance of "Live Broadcasts Shared by Friends" in Moments.

The "Live Broadcasts Shared by Friends" entrance is displayed at the top of the Moments, which will display the video account live broadcasts shared by your WeChat friends. This means that as long as your friends share the video account live broadcasts, it will be displayed at the top of your Moments, as shown in the picture below, and the display is particularly obvious.

The key point is that the displayed live broadcast cannot be closed, unless you delete your friend or wait for the live broadcast to end, it will disappear. So why does WeChat do this? Zhang Xiaolong mentioned before that the video account should be able to sell goods through live streaming. The new traffic-generating method added to the circle of friends this time can further illustrate this point, and it is taken very seriously.

The current video account can already do live broadcasts, and has also added access to small shops to realize the form of live broadcasting and selling goods. For small shops, WeChat has also launched a store guarantee certification, which is checked every Monday. If it fails, the qualification will be revoked. There is a green guarantee mark on the right side of the store mini program.

Now that we know what will happen next on WeChat, let’s take a look at the entrance to the “Live Broadcast Shared by Friends”. After you click on the live broadcast here, you can set the floating window function, which means you can watch the live broadcast while browsing your Moments without interrupting the two. There is still sound behind the floating window.

Speaking of which! It’s okay to do live streaming on WeChat, but you should at least give users the option to turn off the display! It’s displayed directly at the top and cannot be turned off. For those who often check their Moments and don’t watch live streaming, they will definitely be unhappy.

That’s about it. Do you think this live streaming portal affects you? Please comment.