WhatsApp continues to introduce new features that continuously improve the user experience. Now it is working on a feature that allows iPhone users to share files without an internet connection.
WhatsApp’s AirDrop-like feature is coming to iPhone
WhatsApp is now preparing to offer its AirDrop-like file sharing feature, which it tested for Android users, to iPhone users. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp’s latest beta version available on TestFlight for iOS includes the “Nearby Share” feature. With this feature, users will be able to wirelessly share photos, videos and documents with others nearby without an internet connection.
Nearby Share enables secure file transfer using an end-to-end encrypted connection. However, due to some limitations in iOS, the feature will not be able to perform automatic device detection like Android. Instead, iPhone users will need to scan a QR Code to start file sharing. One of the biggest advantages of this feature is that it will work across iOS and Android devices. This way, even users with different phones will be able to easily transfer files.
For now, this new feature is only available for internal testing and there is no clear information about when it will be available to users. However, its inclusion in the beta version gives hope that it will be generally available in the near future. WhatsApp has introduced many new features to improve the user experience in recent months. For example, a feature that provides more information about unknown group chats and the ability to send photos and videos in HD.
WhatsApp has also introduced various innovations to its users in the past months. These include a new feature that provides more information about unknown group chats and the ability to send photos and videos in HD by default. Work is also underway on a new button that will allow users to discover available channels.
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