Many of us will have one or more times that they cannot chat on WhatsApp with those who, for various reasons, they don’t have the app on your device even if it is the most used in the world. The only solution, at that point, is to send the classic text message (the old SMS) but now Meta has a big news in store to remedy this “problem” with the possibility of chatting even with those who do not have it.
What are the “guests chat”
Experts of Wabetainfo In fact, they anticipated the next move with a new function to communicate even with non -WhatsApp users, whose release is foreseen in the next updates. From the first rumors these conversations will be called “guest chat“In order to easily give the opportunity to connect with those who do not yet have this account. The name has probably been thought to refer”Conversations with temporary guests who can join the chats without having a complete WhatsApp account “.
How it works
To create and start a guest chat, WhatsApp users will first have to invite someone among their contacts that does not have the installed app: at that point the recipient will receive a direct link that, after being opened, will put it in contact and access to a chat with the user who produced the link. “WhatsApp users will be able to share this link in the way they prefer, for example via SMS, e-mails or other social platforms. This configuration allows communication without the invited person having to create an account or install WhatsApp “, Experts explain.
What are the limits
However, it is necessary to know that the chats designed for guests will have limits: in detail, it will not be possible to share photos, videos and gifs and the support for voice audio or for short video messages is not even foreseen. Similarly, vocal calls and videos will not be possible to start within these conversations. Finally, this chat will only be working with a user in “one by one” mode, group chats will not be possible.
All of them, however, will be able to continue to sleep peacefully as regards privacy because end-to-end encryption will always be active. “This means that only the two people involved in the conversation will be able to read the messages and no one else, not even WhatsApp, will have access to the content of the chat.
This guarantees privacy and security even when communicating with someone who does not have a complete WhatsApp account “. For now it is a novelty during development and not available, therefore, not even for the beta testers.