WhatsApp message reminders are rolling out to beta testers on Android.
WhatsApp has begun sending out a new feature to beta testers that may make it easier to track communications received through the service. The reminders feature, which alerts users to missed status updates, has been upgraded with the option to receive message reminders in the app’s most recent beta version for Android. According to a feature tracker, WhatsApp is designed to only notify users about updates and messages from prioritized contacts.
After updating to WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.25.29 (via feature tracker WABetaInfo), the feature description under Settings > Notifications > Reminders was amended to reflect that the app will give periodic message reminders in addition to status updates. Gadgets 360 was unable to access the function even after installing the most recent beta version, indicating that it is gradually becoming available to testers.When the feature is enabled, users will receive notifications for communications that they may not have noticed on the app. WhatsApp has yet to reveal any details about how the functionality works, including whether it will display reminders for unseen messages and status updates for all contacts.
According to the feature tracker, the Reminders feature would notify users of unseen messages from specified contacts, which will be picked based on app engagements. According to reports, the reminders would be based on an algorithm that runs on the user’s phone, thus a new WhatsApp installation will generate a list of people with whom the user has recently communicated.
The function appears to be designed to send out reminders for specific talks in order to keep the app from bombarding users with status updates and messages from all of their connections. This function is likely to be rolled out to more beta testers in the following days, with the possibility of making it available to all WhatsApp users later on.
