This is what external chats look like on WhatsApp

The European Union has WhatsApp New function added. So it should be possible in the future WhatsApp Also messages Other messaging services To receive and send. You will soon be able to communicate with WhatsApp users via other messaging apps.

Since this new feature already From March 6 It should be available, and WhatsApp is working extensively on it introduction. Some of these New items It is already appearing in several beta versions, indicating an imminent launch.

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Warning for external conversations

If you want to handle external chats via WhatsApp in the future, you will have to do so Actively activate the functionas can be seen from the screenshot WABetaInfo published. WhatsApp users are advised to use other messaging services Encryption And protection Chat messages can be handled differently than with WhatsApp.

Security, encryption and spam

There's a different one End-to-end encryption It also has an impact on application security External chats They are managed in their own inbox, separate from the rest of the app.

WhatsApp users are also notified about this Spam messages And He cheats They may occur frequently across external chats. This may be due, among other things, to the fact that personal photos Usernames are treated differently and therefore not displayed consistently.

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There is no signal and threema

While the European Union obligated Meta to use WhatsApp Available to other providers Other messaging services can do this Decide freelyWhether they make their apps compatible with WhatsApp.

Signal And Threema You already have He waved away. Connecting with WhatsApp would weaken your network Safety standards Equal. Therefore, it will not be possible to send messages from WhatsApp to Signal in the future.