{"id":4420,"date":"2024-07-24T04:41:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T04:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/?p=4420"},"modified":"2024-10-23T07:01:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T07:01:06","slug":"whatsapp-wants-to-bring-its-airdrop-like-feature-to-iphone-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/?p=4420","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp Wants to Bring Its AirDrop-Like Feature to iPhone Users"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It\u2019s been a while since WhatsApp started working on a feature to let users share files without an internet connection, much like Apple\u2019s AirDrop. While this feature was first tested on Android, it seems it will also be available to <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rabingiri07.com.np\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iPhone<\/a> users.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">WhatsApp Testing AirDrop-Like Feature<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As noted by WABetaInfo, the latest beta version of <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rabingiri07.com.np\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a> for iOS available on TestFlight includes \u201cNearby Share.\u201d With this feature, users can share photos, videos, and documents with people nearby using an end-to-end encrypted connection. However, due to iOS limitations, the feature will work a bit differently for iPhone users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While the Android version of WhatsApp can detect nearby devices, the iOS version will require the user to scan a QR Code to start file sharing. A nice detail about Nearby Share is that it is expected to work between iOS and Android, making it easier for users to transfer files even when they have different phones.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Availability and Future Updates<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Although the feature has been found in the latest beta version of <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rabingiri07.com.np\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a>, it\u2019s only available for internal testing for now. There are no details on when Nearby Share will become available to users.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">More About WhatsApp<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Earlier this month, <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.rabingiri07.com.np\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a> introduced a new feature that gives users more context about unknown group chats. The platform also recently introduced the ability to send photos and videos in HD by default. Additionally, as noted by <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.rabingiri07.com.np\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MacMagazine<\/a>, WhatsApp has been testing a new button to let users explore available channels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">WhatsApp is available for free on the App Store. Keep in mind that it may take some time for the new feature to show up on your device.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Related Updates<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.rabingiri07.com.np\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp <\/a>now rolling out passkey support for iPhone users<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">WhatsApp chat filters separate unread messages and groups<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">WhatsApp now lets users pin multiple messages to a chat<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.rabingiri07.com.np\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a> update adds new text formatting options \u2013 here\u2019s how to use them<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a while since WhatsApp started working on a feature to let users share files without an internet connection, much like Apple\u2019s AirDrop. While this feature was first tested on Android, it seems it will also be available to iPhone users. WhatsApp Testing AirDrop-Like Feature As noted by WABetaInfo, the latest beta version of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[687,135,685,690,696,698,693,689,694,695,77,118,699,688,697,692,691,700,61],"class_list":["post-4420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cloud-web-services","tag-airdrop","tag-android","tag-app-store","tag-beta-testing","tag-channels","tag-chat-filters","tag-end-to-end-encryption","tag-file-sharing","tag-hd-photos","tag-hd-videos","tag-ios","tag-iphone","tag-message-pinning","tag-nearby-share","tag-passkey-support","tag-qr-code","tag-testflight","tag-text-formatting","tag-whatsapp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4420\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.eastlink.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}