Whatsapp announced that it will start rolling out new features –“Message to Yourself”– which makes it easier to send messages to yourself.
It is a personal chat where the user can send notes, photos, audio or news and reminders you need on a day-to-day basis.
The new “useful” feature will be available for iPhone and Android operating systems and will reach all WhatsApp users in the coming weeksinforms the messaging network.
How to message yourself on WhatsApp
For its activation, the interested parties must open your WhatsApp and create a new chat; at the moment you will see your contact at the top of the list. You will have to click on their name and the feature will be ready to send a message.
This is a quick and easy way to keep track of your activities, expenses or shopping list, WhatsApp provides as an example.
WhatsApp: Create a group with yourself, another option
Until now, for a user to send messages to himself, the option of many was create a chat with some contact and then kick him out. With this new “Message yourself” feature this will no longer be necessary, the chat will be personal from the start.
On the other hand, WhatsApp continues with the quest that transcends into a complete system that includes payments in more and more countries.
Mark Zuckerberg He was in charge -weeks ago- of announcing the news of the messaging service during the first WhatsApp Business Summit in Brazil. The CEO shared an update on what they’re developing to help people find businesses, send them messages and make purchases from WhatsApp.
“People tell us all the time that they want an easy way to not only find businesses, but also to contact them via WhatsApp for quick help without having to look up a phone number, email a support address, or navigate the a complicated website,” explained Mark Zuckerberg.
He added, “While many businesses already promote their WhatsApp number on packaging materials, store signs, and websites, we’re often asked about a better way to help more people learn about this channel.”
We are launching the possibility of find an activity directly on WhatsAppso people can search for businesses by category, such as travel or banking, or by business name.
As the company revealed, rolling out this payment feature will save users from having to look up phone numbers on company websites or type a number into their contacts. For this, WhatsApp has begun to perform trials in Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Colombia and the United Kingdom.
Once a person finds a business they want to chat with, they can ask questions about products, browse their catalog of goods and services, and add items to a shopping cart to let the business know what they want to buy: all this without leaving WhatsApp.
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Source: Clarin
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