WhatsApp is testing a new way that lets people share files with their friends or any contact that is close to them. That’s right, WhatsApp wants to bring an AirDrop and Quick Share avatar of file sharing for its users. The details of this feature being tested have come via WABetaInfo earlier this week. File transfer generally works with the help of Bluetooth connectivity between two devices and WhatsApp is going with the similar channel.
The messaging app will allow you to share files up to 2GB and you would probably say that instead sending files through chats using this tool might become the popular choice among users when it officially releases.
Having said that, the preview of the feature suggests some complex steps have to be followed to make the transfer happen. Firstly, you need to shake the phones to start file sharing. Both the users need to be in WhatsApp’s Share files section that is likely to be introduced when the beta and the full version rolls out.
They also need to keep the tab open until the transfer is complete, the tipster mentions. WhatsApp is ensuring privacy for yet another feature, offering end-to-end encryption, it will hide the phone numbers when the transfer happens, and the whole transfer process will not be visible to any non-WhatsApp contact in your vicinity.
The messaging app continues to juggle the features and bring new interesting ones. WhatsApp web is also now capable of supporting status updates and even sharing it with other contacts on the app. So, if you have got the WhatsApp web beta version 2.2353.59 running on your desktop, chances are you will be able to try out the new Status update feature on the platform. You can find Status at the top-left of the WhatsApp web interface, right between communities and channels tab.
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