WhatsApp Finally Arrives on KaiOS-powered JioPhone Devices
WhatsApp has finally put JioPhone users out of their misery and today brought its popular messaging app to the smart feature phones. The millions of JioPhone,as well as JioPhone 2 users, had been waiting for the arrival of WhatsApp to be able to communicate with their friends – possibly not for thespread of fake news and hoaxes.
In anofficial blog post, WhatsApp states that it has built has acompletely new version of their app for KaiOS– the operating system that powers JioPhone devices. You can head over to the JioStore right away to find the messaging app sitting under the ‘Social’ section. It takes just seconds to install the app if your Jio 4G connection is working fine.
This is a slimmed down and simpler version of WhatsApp, so don’t expect to see a ton of features or a particularly tantalizing UI but those enough to offer an intuitive experience.
The login process is exactly the same – you need to verify your phone number, choose a display name and voila, you’re ready to begin chatting. WhatsApp on KaiOS allows you tosend messages, photos, and videos to other usersin an individual or group chat. It also offers you the ability to send voice messages, which is great to have in this release.
All of the messages, or chats, are end-to-end encrypted so you don’t need to fret over your security or privacy.
We have already installed WhatsApp on our JioPhone 2 andit appears to be working great(stay tuned for more on this) but the messaging app isn’t working on our original JioPhone, which constantly asks us to update the software to get it up and running. And there are no KaiOS software updates available right now.
WhatsApp for KaiOS waspreviously expectedto make its debut alongside the JioPhone 2 but wasdelayed. It has, however, now arrived on both of the JioPhones and strengthened the platform but its timing isn’t especially good.
The messaging giant is currently being lambasted for the spread of false stories and hoax messages that led to theseries of mob lynchingsacross India. This has also affected the launch of their payments platform, which isstill in betaand not available to all users. So, are you excited to try out WhatsApp on your JioPhone? Tell us in the comments below.
Anmol
Getting my start with technology journalism back in 2016, I have been working in the industry for over 7 years. Currently, as the Editor of Beebom, I’m leading the coverage on the website. While my expertise lies in Android, Windows, and the apps world, find me reading manga, watching anime, and playing Apex in my free time.
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