The latest update of WeChat (6.5.4) has been released with an array of interesting new features. A new type of WeChat digital lucky money which attracts people most has been launched to welcome the Chinese New Year.
微信最新版本6.5.4发布,又带来了有趣的新功能,其中在春节来临之际面对面红包的功能最受大家关注。

Read on to get all the details on how the new features work.
小编为你一一解读。
Face to face lucky money
Opening up the WeChat wallet will reveal the new feature first in line on the options. We set up the money amount and number of the lucky money envelopes in exactly the same way as before. The difference is...

This lucky money can only be shared by scanning the code person to person which means it can't be shared in groups directly like the traditional version. However, you can share the screenshots to different groups and moments if everyone is ready to scan it because the QR code updates every 1 minute.
All that means people out of contact lists can also get the lucky money as long as he is quick enough.
面对面红包和群红包一样,可以发普通红包,也可以发拼手气红包,红包如果没有发完,剩余的可以回收。不同的是,面对面红包二维码每分钟会更新,截屏的二维码可能会过期。但是,只要在1分钟内,截屏的二维码图片分享到群里、朋友圈里、或发送给其他人或者自己扫码都能领取,要注意的是这降低了护发红包的门槛,因为非好友也可扫码领取。

Big updates to search
Search is something that WeChat has traditionally struggled with. It's also something that WeChat is now making significant efforts to improve. WeChat (6.5.4) has made 2 important changes to improve the search function.
微信一直都在改进搜索功能,6.5.4版本就在两方面对其进行了优化升级。
☞ The new search options☜
新增搜索选项
The new options being: novels, music and stickers.
新增的搜索选项包括:小说、音乐和表情。

Left: Old Style Search Right: New Style Search
The music option is powered by QQ music in China. It works well for well-known global artists.
音乐由QQ音乐提供,上面收录了很多全球著名歌手的曲目。
Stickers search could be useful for finding the right way to get past that awkward moment. Also, searching for stickers in this way allows you to add the individual sticker to your personalized sticker set rather than having to download the entire set.
通过发送表情可以免去很多尴尬,并且以这样的方式来搜索和发送表情,你就可以更具针对性地选取和添加你所需的表情,而不用为了一个或几个的表情下载整个表情包。

✖ Unfortunately the new novels option doesn't really work well for non-Chinese search terms.
小说搜索功能只适用于中文搜索。
✖ There may be some differences between Android & IOS version, because i can't find the new options in Android version. If you can, do not hesitate to tell me.
安卓手机和苹果手机的微信最新版本存在一些差异,我在我的安卓手机上没有看到这三个新的类目。如果你的安卓手机上有的话,一定告诉我。
☞ Search within page☜
搜索页面内容
There is now an option to search keywords within articles. For example you can search this article right now by tapping WAIS Masquerade Ball 2017 in association with Maserati and click the top right corner then selecting 'search within page', input what you want to search such as Masquerade.
浏览文章时,可以搜索文章中的内容,点击右上角三个小点,点击“搜索页面内容”即可。

Edit and annotate photos before sending them to friends
WeChat (6.5.4) allows you to edit and annotate photos before sending them to friends.
Choose a photo and click preview, then you can choose the basic functions you need like crop, mosaic, adding stickers and words.
新版本的微信支持用户对要发送的照片进行简单编辑,包括:涂鸦、添加表情、添加文字、马赛克和裁剪。

Sticky articles you're reading to the top of Chats
When you choose the option search within page, you might also notice another option in that mix which wasn't there before: Sticky on top. This now allows you to stick an article to the top of your WeChat chats timeline to finish reading later which is familiar with the function that allow you to stick a subscription account to the top of your account list.
新版本的微信推出了文章置顶的功能, 就像把公众号置顶一样,但是文章置顶能够帮助你把看不完的文章置顶到聊天中,等有时间或是处理完其他事情后继续阅读。


You can now have up to 4 notifications at the top of your timeline.
目前你可以同时将以下类目置顶:
1. login notification for WeChat desktop version
电脑登录状态栏
2. an article pinned for later reading
文章置顶
3. music currently playing
微信音乐
4. a pinned mini program
小程序
If you find any other interesting about Wechat, do not hesitate to leave a comment below.
如果你发现了微信中其他好玩的东西,记得在评论处留言和我们分享哦~

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