WhatsApp will finally benefit from a function that should have been integrated for years

Until now, WhatsApp has never benefited from the possibility of storing contacts directly in the application, in reality relying instead on the Contacts application available by default in iOS or Android. Thus, to add a contact to your WhatsApp list, it was necessary to add your name to your contacts on the smartphone, which could prove particularly tiring in the long term (not to mention that you do not necessarily want to have his WhatsApp contacts displayed in his contacts at all). Today, WhatsApp is finally changing this feature, after years of waiting.

It took some time

Thus, WhatsApp contacts and smartphone contacts can now be completely separated and differentiated. This also makes it possible to separate personal and professional contacts, for example. Also note that if you lose or change your device, this function will allow you to keep your WhatsApp contacts intact. Note also that it will also be possible to manage and save contacts by username: this means that it will no longer necessarily be necessary to share the telephone number when you send a message to someone, offering better confidentiality.

In his press releaseWhatsApp also announces to improve “privately add and manage your contacts on WhatsApp from any device“In other words, until now, it was necessary to use your smartphone to add a new contact, by entering your phone number or using a QR Code.”Soon you'll be able to add and manage contacts directly from your computer, on WhatsApp Web and Windows, and then on other connected devices” we can read on the dedicated blog. Good news therefore, WhatsApp is finally modernizing, and these new options will overall allow better practicality and better confidentiality of the application.