WhatsApp’s new update could finally let you chat across platforms: here’s how it works

WhatsApp is planning to launch a new ‘third party chats’ feature in Europe which would allow users to send messages to their friends on different messaging platforms. The feature was spotted by WABetaInfo in WhatsApp for Android beta version 2.25.33.8 and is reportedly an attempt to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA).

The Meta owned personal messaging app has been rumoured to be working on the feature for quite some time but it is finally said to be making significant progress to meet the interoperability requirements set…