The non-existent WhatsApp update
During this morning, many users have encountered a pop-up message as soon as they open their WhatsApp Said message reported that it was necessary to carry out an update of the application, but as we have been able to verify, when clicking on the button "Update » we have been taken directly to the Google Play application without any download happening.So… what does this notification mean? Has there been any update to WhatsApp?
The answer is simply no. WhatsApp has not received any updates, and we can check it ourselves by navigating to the Google Play applicationand checking the latest update of the instant messaging application. If we look at the details of the latest update, we will see that it responds to the name of 2.11.152 and was released last day 4 March It is true that on the official page of WhatsApp we can find the update corresponding to the name 2.11.181, but this update is downloaded directly from the official website and not from the Google Play applicationIt is important to be clear about this concept, since it explains that there are users who already have their application updated to the latest version.
From here, the network has been filled with rumors and speculations that have gone to point directly to the social network Facebook as The person responsible for this notification that has taken the entire community of WhatsApp. by surprise
It is unavoidable to mention the recent purchase of WhatsApp by Facebookwhen speculating about the reason for this non-existent update. At the first moment in which the news of this million-dollar sale was released, users expressed their concern about all the possible changes that this transaction could bring with it. The rumors died down as news broke, such as that Facebook is not going to introduce ads on WhatsApp Having clarified this doubt, there are still many questions to be answered... and the most important of all is: Will we finally see an integration between the most famous social network in the world and the most used instant messaging application on mobile phones?
At the moment, the only thing we know for sure is that we will have to wait 14 days to find out if there will finally be an official update Or if it was simply a small programming error that has given rise to all this controversy. At the moment, Facebook has not made any official statement regarding this error.
On the other hand and in all probability, the fact of having clicked on the button “Cancel” or on the button “ Update" won't make any difference if the update finally makes it to the Google Play app store So, for the peace of mind of all users, we must clarify that this update notification has been something simply anecdotal that will not make any difference in the application of WhatsAppof each user. In the event that a user does not know what to do when this pop-up notification appears, they simply have to click on the “Cancel” button and continue using their device normally. application.
