WhatsApp will be free for life
Messaging app WhatsApp continues to create headlines thanks to near-constant leaks of the novelties that are about to arrive. And it is that, in recent times, the application has undergone an important evolution, with updates that offer users more functions, and that put WhatsApp on par with other messaging applications that, without so many users, have opted for a large number of tools and possibilities within it.However, there is still a key difference with all these messaging applications: WhatsApp is still paid Something that could change soon.
Or at least that is what emerges from its translation service A tool in which volunteer users from around the world pitch in to offer their language skills to translate words, buttons, phrases, and descriptions that are included in the application to each of the languages for which it is available. A service through which some functions go through before landing definitively in the application that everyone uses through their mobile, and that, therefore, informs us of new features that are about to arrive; in this specific case, about the possible free service for some users.
Thus, a line informs, literally: as a courtesy we have given you the service for life to your account Thank you! A sentence that needs little explanation, although this translation service offers it, indicating that it would be the message that appears to the users to whom WhatsApp has granted this giftWill WhatsApp become completely free for all users? Will it be awarded randomly? What requirements would have to be met to avoid having to pay for the renewal of the service? At the moment there are unanswered questions.
Until now, the application WhatsApp has been paid, although taking this data with a grain of s alt, since there are many exceptions. On one side are the users who initially had to pay for this app on iPhone, who have been granted a free account for life On the other hand, when the application began to be offered free for the first year of use, WhatsApp gave many free renewals to users of all platforms mobiles. In addition, there are known cases in which users have decided not to pay for said renewal, and who, after a period of inactivity of a couple of weeks, have been extended usage time for a few more months completely free
And the fact is that the cost of about one euro for using this application after the first year has never been a priority forWhatsApp, for whom the growth and number of users has always been the key objective. However, there is a percentage of users who have always religiously paid this fee. Will they be the ones to receive the gift of a free account for life? For now we can only wait to see what happens. In the same way, there are other related phrases with term extensions that could well be previously registered in the translation service, without this meaning that users are going to receive accounts gratis We only have to wait to see what decides WhatsApp
Update:
Finally, those responsible for WhatsApp have confirmed the rumor thanks to a lication on their blog officialIn this text, they confirm that the free messaging service will reach all users in the coming weeks through updates. They also offer other data about this decision, stating that in the beginning the annual payment seemed to make more sense, although it was a wrong measure, since many users could not pay this fee when you don't have a credit card Reason why, over time, they added features like pay by a friend, or charge the cost via phone bill
In any case, as of today, WhatsApp will stop charging users for renewing one more year, beingFree for all, on any of its platforms. This will not include announcements from , since those responsible have reiterated their refusal to this business model on more than one occasion. However, as was already rumored last year, and as confirmed on their blog, WhatsApp will focus their efforts on serving as communication channel between users and companiesA market yet to be exploited, but with which they could reach advantageous agreements for all parties. At the moment, in the publication of their blog they only idealize with the concept of a bank that can be contacted through WhatsApp after having suffered a fraud, For example.
Along with this, WhatsApp confirms that there are new features on the way for this year Of course it has already become clear that the documents will be one more content through the chats, but will they also refer to thevideo calls? In any case, no user will have to pay again for using WhatsApp from today.
