Some users can already integrate their WhatsApp numbers into Instagram to open chats directly and start a conversation. At the moment it seems that it is only enabled in professional accounts.
Some Instagram users are receiving a piece of very interesting news within the social network. This new functionality allows adding the mobile phone number to add a direct access button to WhatsApp. At the moment it is only available for business and creator accounts, as stated by Instagram.
To check if our account has been chosen for this new functionality, we will have to go to the 'Edit profile' option and select 'Contact options'. Within it, if we have it enabled, the public information regarding the email, phone number, and lastly, WhatsApp will appear.
There we will have to add an associated phone number to receive a verification code. The number may be the one we have associated with on Instagram or a different one to use as a contact method. The number that will be displayed in the WhatsApp application will be the one that we have registered on Instagram so as not to interfere with the staff. This will not be visible directly from Instagram in a public way. We also have the possibility to modify or delete it.
In reality, this new option is nothing more than a kind of direct access button to open the WhatsApp application, which previously has to be installed, to start a conversation. Thus, in addition to engaging in chats through natural channels such as private messages or email, Instagram adds the ability to directly access WhatsApp to start a conversation with a specific profile.
The merger of Instagram and WhatsApp: collateral damage
The intention of the parent company, Facebook, is to integrate all its services to offer a single package. In this way, the use of their social networks and utilities would be ensured, maintaining a direct relationship between them. This measure, together with the company's new privacy policies, is not causing great enthusiasm among its own users, having to delay the application of them.
The latest news regarding the new policy made many users question whether to continue using social networks owned by Facebook. WhatsApp was one of the main applications that suffered a user flight, benefiting others such as Signal. Telegram for its part took advantage of the wave of new friends and integrated the import of WhatsApp messages in a simple way.
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