WhatsApp has started to implement the function that will forever change the way we use messaging applications, the use it to talk to other applications from third parties. This is a function that comes to Europe, which is where messaging applications are being forced to open and communicate with each other.
We are going to start the article by explaining what exactly this function consists of, telling you in a way that you can understand. Then we will tell you what is necessary to contact another messaging application, and we will finish by telling you how to configure it on WhatsApp.
Just remember that this feature has already started rolling out, but it will still take time to reach all userssince he will do it little by little. Therefore, if you want to use it you will have to pay attention to the next WhatsApp updates that arrive to you.
What is WhatsApp Interoperability
The WhatsApp interoperability It is a technology with which you can talk to users of other messaging applications directly from WhatsApp. Currently, if you want to talk to a Telegram user you need a Telegram account, and the same with iMessage and other apps. Well, soon it will also be possible to do it with WhatsApp.
This means that you can write messages from your WhatsApp to a user who uses Telegram or another messaging app, all in a simple way and without too many complications for the user. This will remove barriers and the need to register for certain apps to talk to specific users, while giving you more flexibility to choose the one you prefer to use.
This is not something that WhatsApp is going to implement because it wants to, but because the European Union obliges you to do so considering it an “access gatekeeper” application because it is widely used. Other applications such as Signal or Telegram are not considered as such, so they are not required to take this step.
How this option works
The theory of this ineroperability is simple: if two applications support this technology, users of both will be able to talk to each other without changing apps. Therefore, it is as if you activate a kind of bridge between two applications to be able to access other users from WhatsApp.
By doing so, the messages and any other content you send from WhatsApp to third-party users will remain encrypted in transitWhatsApp cannot see them. But the encryption disappears when you reach the other app, so Privacy will depend on the policies of each app to which you send the messages.
So that you understand, if you use WhatsApp and send a photo to other WhatsApp users, all communication will be encrypted, and not even from WhatsApp will the photo be visible. But when you send a photo from WhatsApp to another application, when it reaches the other app, the visibility of its content will depend on the encryption level of this other application.
Come on, what you must be careful which third-party apps you connect with. If the other app has encryption equal to or better than WhatsApp, nothing happens, you will still have privacy. But if you send something to an app without good encryption, its content could be exposed.
In addition to this, If you block someone on WhatsApp, the block does not apply to other apps. In other words, if you activate using WhatsApp with another messaging application where a user you blocked also has an account, this user will be able to use the other app to send you messages on WhatsApp.
Requirements for this feature
If you want to send a message from your WhatsApp account to a person’s account in another app, this other app should also be compatible with the technology of interoperability. Come on, you will only be able to connect with third-party apps that also allow their users to connect with those of other apps.
This also means that although WhatsApp is already beginning to deploy this technology, this does not mean that you can write to Telegram or iMessage users as soon as you receive them. Everything will depend on what These applications also implement the function. If they decide not to do this, you will not be able to communicate with their users.
Activate messages with third-party apps
To activate the WhatsApp connection with third-party apps, you will have to go to the WhatsApp settings. Inside, click on the section Accountand here click on the option Third Party Chat Requests. Here you can activate the feature, and then below activate the applications you want to connect with. Only apps that also have the feature activated will appear.
WhatsApp will then allow you to choose if you want messages with other apps appear separate or they are combined with the internal ones, so that you can have two windows or just one. In addition, you can also configure who can add you to groups made in other apps with which you have connected WhatsApp.
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