WhatsApp pushes beta updates at a regular pace and most of them come with important features or new tools that eventually come to everyone. But the latest WhatsApp beta version for Android users has a different approach that is not focused on adding new tools but fixing an existing problem.
The details from WABetainfo talks about the Android beta version 2.24.3.15 being a bug-fix update to fix the issues with status updates in the messaging app. The tipster also mentions that if WhatsApp users are still facing problems then it is likely that they are using the older version of the app.
WhatsApp appears to be actively preparing to facilitate support for third-party chats within its platform, thereby adhering to the requirements set by the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). This mandates large technology companies, referred to as “gatekeepers,” to establish interoperability and enable communication between various applications.
Simply put, this feature would facilitate the ability for users with applications such as Telegram or Signal to send messages to WhatsApp users, eliminating the requirement for the sender to have a WhatsApp account, and vice versa.
This feature was first observed last year, and now it has been seen in the most recent WhatsApp beta on iOS version 24.2.10.72, as reported by the WhatsApp features tracker WABetaInfo. WhatsApp is actively developing a new section that will showcase incoming messages from all third-party chats.
Termed interoperability, this feature is said to be optional, and users will likely need to “maintain control over this feature, as they are required to manually enable the interoperability service,” the report adds.
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