Just over a month ago , WhatsApp introduce a newfangled feature that would occasionally nudge users about position story updates from their contact list . Now , the company has made a insidious modification to it and tote up messages into the fold , as well .
The lineament , which is presently rolling out in the test channel with the v2.24.25.29 build on Android , was first spotted by update trackerWABetaInfo . DigitalTrends can confirm that the characteristic is now live in the tardy beta version usable via the Google Play Store .
usable as a consecrate toggle in the Notifications options , the lineament will now and then remind user “ about messages or status updates ” they have n’t run into in a while . It is unclear how frequently these reminder will appear in the app or as standalone notifications .
Moreover , the app does n’t propose any details about prioritization for beam these reminder and whether they will be exclusive to contacts that users frequently engage with . However , WABetaInfo suggest it will be algorithmically driven base on frequent conversations .
“ If a user reinstalls the app , WhatsApp must recalculate these fundamental interaction , as this datum is not keep open in backups or on the server , ” says the story . The overwhelming goal is that users do n’t miss out on messages sent by friends or household fellow member .
The new tool might not voice like a massive break , but it is a plot - changer in countries where business entity — ranging from banking provider and telecommunication operator to instant grocery delivery service and giants such as Amazon — send critical communications and alerts on WhatsApp .
Moreover , there are a whole caboodle of market and small businesses that maintain customer outreach via WhatsApp , down to the seamless integration of digital defrayal . The barrage of message from all these services often aim overpowering and buries important messages from acquaintances . This is where the novel Reminders feature in WhatsApp comes to the rescue .
The theme is not too unlike from the nudge system in Gmail , whichfirst arrived in 2018and was later implemented in Google ’s Messages app as well . In the Messages app , the nudge tool alerts users about texts that might require a follow - up and the birthday of their inter-group communication .
alas , there is no word when the Reminders feature will be publish for WhatsApp drug user via the static communication channel . WhatsApp presently has almost 3 billion users worldwide , as perStatistaestimates , and has become a line of life for personal communicating as well as business outreach in area like Asia and Latin America . Offering billions of users an chance to trip up up on messages they may have omit is a step in the right focussing .
