The decision is one that many will welcome with open arms because let’s face the reality, what’s better than getting access to contacts from any personal device, right? This is exactly Meta’s goal which says it’s rolling out a new feature that saves contacts on the Messenger app’s cloud storage.
The news was confirmed on the company’s blog which says users can now save and manage contacts through the app directly. In the past, it was not easy to find anyone on the platform. You had to go inside the integrated list on the device, type numbers manually, and then scan QR codes. When you include connections to the app that were not there previously, you would save that contact through local means.
It’s not ideal when devices are lost as local saving makes it harder when devices are lost or when you opt to upgrade. Also, you might need access to contacts on devices like your PC and vice versa.
It might now seem like a mighty upgrade but the benefits of saving on Cloud are always great.
Combining the feature with updates from the past enables users to set up several WhatsApp accounts on one device. You can separate contacts depending on your profile. This is true for those keeping personal profiles separate from work ones. Now, you can save them separately for each account.
It’s also more secure as WhatsApp promises a bigger privacy upgrade in the future, thanks to this feature. Soon, users can share contacts through username only and without any visible phone details. This simply adds more privacy for those unwilling to share numbers directly.
Clearly, the feature is going to get love but we do think it was much overdue on Meta’s part. Cloud on mobile devices has been the go-to option for years. Already, several leading texting apps offer it so it’s about time WhatsApp got on the bandwagon too.
Apps like Signal keep promoting privacy to the highest degree but thanks to this new feature, we can see how WhatsApp is slowly but surely getting there. It just might take the lead but only time can tell so stay tuned!
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by Dr. Hura Anwar via Digital Information World
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