WhatsApp seems set to actively facilitate support for third-party chats within its platform, thereby complying with the requirements set by the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA). This forces large technology companies, referred to as "gatekeepers", to establish interoperability and enable communication between different applications.
Simply put, this feature will facilitate the ability of WhatsApp users to send messages through applications like Telegram or Signal, eliminating the need for the sender to have a WhatsApp account and vice versa.
The feature was first spotted last year and has now been spotted in the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS version 24.2.10.72, as reported by WhatsApp feature tracker WABetaInfo. According to the publication, WhatsApp is actively developing a new section that will display incoming messages from all third-party chats.
Called Interoperability, this feature is optional, and users will likely need to "maintain control over this feature, as they must manually enable the Interoperability Service," WABetaInfo said.
It is unclear when we can expect WhatsApp to bring this feature to the public, if at all, as it will only be rolled out to users residing in countries that are part of the European Union. However, considering WhatsApp's March 2024 deadline to implement the feature, it is likely to roll out sooner than expected.
In related news, WhatsApp has introduced the ability to include polls in WhatsApp channels and the Meta-owned app is also getting the ability to send voice notes and admin to 16 people. Also, users can now share a channel update as their status.
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