A feature called Suggested Contact is going to come in WhatsApp. With this, users will get suggestions of new contacts on the platform, so that they will be able to talk to them without going through the contact list. Earlier the messaging platform had released this feature for Android users.
Story Highlights
- The new feature is coming in WhatsApp
- Its name is Suggested Contact
- With this, users will get suggestions for new contacts in the app.
WhatsApp has been working on new features for a long time to make its platform useful. One of these is the Suggested Contact feature. By joining its platform, users will get suggestions of contacts for chatting. This will improve communication between users and will be very useful for the users. Read the news below to know more about this upcoming feature.
WhatsApp beta for iOS 24.8.10.70: what's new?
WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to suggest contacts to chat with, and it’s available to some beta testers!https://t.co/3P62Q4MXYp pic.twitter.com/ELZ6NDgoHt— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) April 9, 2024
WhatsApp Suggested Contacts
Wabetainfo, a website that tracks upcoming features of WhatsApp, said in one of its reports that the iOS 24.8.10.70 beta update available on the App Store has revealed that the Suggested Contacts feature is coming. Its testing has started. Earlier this upcoming feature was rolled out for Android beta users.
Contact suggestions will be available in the chat section
If you look at the screenshot attached to the report, a new chat section is visible at the bottom of the main chat section, in which users will get a list of new contacts, through which users will be able to start new conversations. With its arrival, users will not have to open the entire contact list to chat with a new contact. He will be able to talk to new contacts along with existing chats.
You will get the option to close it
Users will also get the option to turn off suggested contacts. For this, users will have to press the cross button next to the section. After this, suggestions for new contacts will stop.
When will the feature be available?
WhatsApp's Suggest Contact feature is currently available for beta users. It is being speculated that after the completion of testing, this feature will soon be rolled out for stable users.
You will get notification if the status is not viewed
Let us tell you that apart from suggested contacts, WhatsApp is working on such a feature through which users will get a notification if they do not see the tagged status. Testing of this feature has started. It is expected that its support will be available to the users soon.