News hardware Soon some people will pay for WhatsApp
A long-awaited feature is coming to WhatsApp: the “multi-device” which can be awkwardly translated as “multi-device” in French. In itself the info is great… but it doesn’t come alone. To activate multi-device on a large number of devices, you will have to take out a subscription, and therefore pay for WhatsApp.
Details of the arrival of multiple devices on WhatsApp
Some of you are probably thinking of the fact that some form of multi-device for WhatsApp already exists, and these people are right. This application for PC and Mac, called WhastApp Web, allows you to chat with your friends and family from a computer.
The thing is, for WhatsApp Web to work, you have to go through your smartphone. It is the phone that really serves as a relay and connection to WhatsApp. If you no longer have a battery or no connection on your mobile, it is empty.
So the current multi-device is not really one. The proof: if you want to use the same WhatsApp account on two phones or on a phone + a tablet… you just can’t. Well, this painful situation is finally changing. WhatsApp is thus catching up with its direct competitor Telegram for a number of years. But at what price?
Currently, the new multi-device feature is not fully developed and there are many delays in the beta version. Once all early issues are resolved, anyone can connect up to 4 devices with one account. Do you want more ? It will most likely be necessary to put a hand in the wallet.
Facebook, recently renamed Meta, has been looking for a way to make money with whatsapp. The first track studied was that of advertising, but the tests were inconclusive. Ads scare people off. There is too much competition in the chat app market for Meta to afford to lose some of its users.
To collect money, WhatsApp is therefore not aimed at individuals, but at companies† Therefore, by paying for the “Business” version of the application, you get access to a large dozen features, including multiple devices, extended to 10 simultaneous accounts on one device.
The information comes from our knowledgeable colleagues at WaBetaInfo, who have access to developer versions of WhatsApp. The popular application where you are harassed by a family group clearly seems to be in full transformation.
In recent days we have talked to you about:
- The arrival of reactionsbeen around for ages on Messenger, Facebook/Meta’s other messaging application (when will the merge be damned?)
- the share files up to 2 GB (against… 100 MB currently)
In short, the WhatsApp of tomorrow will have little to do with what you all know. Honestly, it gets insanely good.
Through warialJournalist jeuxvideo.com
