WhatsApp updated to v1.6 with new features, fixes

Everyone's favorite chat app, WhatsApp, has received what seems like its monthly update--gotta love their commitment. Version 1.6 just hit the Marketplace with a nice changelog of minor new features and a bunch of fixes that must have been introduced in v1.5 from December:

Unread message count in chats pivot
Improve behavior when receiving photos on EDGE networks
Able to add unrecognized users to device contacts
Able to forward messages
Update status in UI when successfully setting your own status
When creating a group, able to remove users from initial list of invitees
Confirmation prompt when inviting a user to a group
Fix sort order in group chat invite screen
Workaround for "no text" problem caused by Advanced Configuration tool
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