WhatsApp Reportedly Working on Subscription Plan That Offers Exclusive Features Customisation Options

WhatsApp has reportedly been under a new optional subscription plan that will allow access to exclusive features. It is expected that the next plan will focus on improved personalisation and productivity tools, while core messaging features are still free. The Meta-owned instant-messaging platform will gradually introduce the subscription, with pricing, availability and the final feature set yet to be confirmed (although still under development) – although early details suggest that it is likely to have been launched. Unfortunately, this scheme does not match with the ad-free subscription previously reported to be on update tab for the Updates tab.

WhatsApp Could Offer Subscribers Exclusive Stickers, Themes

On WhatsApp Beta (for Android version 2) a popup message for an optional subscription tier was found by feature tracker WABetaInfo, which is also available on the mobile phone’s latest update. Paraphrasing 26. 4. The Google Play Beta Program is now implementing 8 which is currently 8, and the program is being run through this year’s version of “The Game” (advanced by its creator, Paraphrasen)? Despite updating the app to the latest beta version, it is currently under development and can’t be used.

In a statement by WABetaInfo, the messaging platform will launch ‘high-end subscriptions that unlock more personalisation and productivity features’. A waitlist system is expected to be used in a WhatsApp plan rollout, which will likely have the same effect as WhatsApp. If users sign up for the waitlist, they will reportedly receive a notification once the subscription is available and can then choose whether to subscribe.

WhatsApp is expected to roll out the plan through a waitlist system
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In a screenshot shared by the feature tracker, it shows that the first set of premium features include exclusive stickers, new app themes and ability to pin more than three chats. WhatsApp also reportedly operates on a dedicated set of chat ringtones and an option to customize the app icon, which allows users to select from several new icon designs. They are expected to give users more control over the look and feel of an app, which is hoped to be enhanced by these features.

WhatsApp could grow the premium service as it continues to offer a newer option, with . Report notes that “more features may be added as the company gathers feedback, while a number of existing feature in development might have been revised or removed before launch.” Details of pricing are yet to be finalised, and will likely differ from country to country.

It is said that this subscription plan is allegedly distinct from previously reported ad-free Plan for the Updates tab, which is being developed for users in Europe and the UK. That plan focuses on eliminating ads and promoted channels from the Updates section, as well as promotion. is said to be ‘non-option’ for both subscriptions.

The new paid plans will not affect user privacy, WhatsApp has said. The privacy protections and core messaging features will reportedly remain free for all users, regardless of whether they choose to subscribe. A timeline for the public release of the premium subscription has not been announced by the company.