WhatsApp to Finally Introduce Pinned Messages

As the foremost instant messaging platform in the world, any and all changes that come to WhatsApp have the potential to completely change the manner in which you have currently chosen to end up living your life. Meta has done a great job of introducing improved features because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up keeping one of its flagship products relevant despite stiff competition from the likes of Telegram, Discord and other apps that threaten to upend the delicate balance of the industry.

Between file sharing and automatic replies, WhatsApp has brought more than its fair share of unique offerings to the table. In spite of the fact that this is the case, the latest feature that this platform is about to introduce may be the most significant advancement of all.

With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that the latest Beta version of WhatsApp introduced a new feature that would allow users to pin messages to the top of the conversation, according to WBI. Such a feature offers an assortment of opportunities for users to organize their chats much more efficiently than might have been the case otherwise.

We tend to receive a lot of WhatsApp messages on a day to day basis, and with pinned messages, it will become considerably easier to ensure that the most important ones are always visible with all things having been considered and taken into account. Furthermore, users will be able to select specific parts of their messages that they want to pin.

This will be especially useful in the context of WhatsApp for Business, which has become yet another viable product in Meta’s arsenal. The unique business oriented features that are available in this version of WhatsApp make it a direct threat to LinkedIn, particularly given how Meta has been incorporating a wider array of social media oriented features into an app that is traditionally meant for messaging.

However, there is no indication of when this feature will hit WhatsApp for Business, although it is likely that Meta will not waste any time in giving it a wider rollout. It will be interesting to see where things go from here on out, since WhatsApp is clearly trying to optimize itself in ways that many might not expect.

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by Zia Muhammad via Digital Information World