Do you often forget to wish your best friend or someone close to you happy birthday and regret it later? If yes, then WhatsApp is bringing a new and amazing feature to solve your problem. You no longer need to rely on Facebook notifications or your phone’s calendar app to wish friends a happy birthday. WhatsApp is about to bring an in-app birthday reminder feature, which will instantly alert you when a friend or close one’s birthday arrives.
How will this new feature work?
According to WABetaInfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp updates, the feature was recently spotted in the Android beta version of the app. There will be a special section in the app which will show the list of contacts whose birthday is coming up. Whenever a friend’s birthday is coming up, WhatsApp will send you a notification right in the app.
Use of birthday data
WhatsApp recently asked users in some countries for their date of birth to comply with regulatory rules and verify age. The company can now use this data to send birthday reminders. This new feature will only work for contacts who have entered their date of birth on WhatsApp; Those who have not shared their date of birth will not appear in this list.
What about privacy?
This new feature is currently in the development stage and has not yet been released to general users or beta testers. Although no official information has been given about privacy yet, it is expected that WhatsApp will also provide privacy controls in it, so that users will be able to decide whether they want to share their birthday with others or not.
When will this feature launch?
No official launch date has been announced yet. This feature is still in the early stages of development and has not been released yet. It will first be released to Android and iOS beta testers in the coming weeks or months. Global rollout will happen only when beta testing is completed and bugs are fixed.