It looks like tech giant Meta has given in to the pressure from the Digital Markets Act of the EU.
The company just rolled out a detailed plan regarding two of its top messaging apps interoperating with third-party services. This means both WhatsApp and Messenger will soon get more functionality in this region.
The company made the news through a recent blog post that was published on this subject. Users could soon connect with various other messaging services like group chats and that would ensure support for video calls as well.
We first heard this news about Meta developing interop support in March and that’s when he got a glimpse of what such features might appear like. During that period, the engineering director for WhatsApp made suggestions about the firm working on making interoperability a reality. They even clarified how it was not due to pressure from the DMA.
For the feature to work, all of those apps belonging to third parties could design more support for both platforms and they would need to encrypt the messages through Signal Protocol. Furthermore, it would be packaged in XML.
Meanwhile, users of Meta and WhatsApp would get the option to enter into chats belonging to third parties.
Meta is just following up on those pointers and what the new functionality features could hold for the future. This entails alerts regarding third-party apps showing more compatibility and how they can better manage such group chats and calling features.
As per Meta, both WhatsApp and Messenger users located in the EU will see prompts that notify them about chat support garnered through third parties. This comes with alerts about when a new messaging platform pops up and is working with greater interoperability support.
A new onboarding flow will better educate users about chats linked to third parties, other than options for third-party app selections where the messages will come from. This will also mean the decision of choosing if the apps will be stored in a single inbox or have a separate one for each.
No exact timeline was given by Meta in terms of when exactly we can expect this to happen, other than the usual requirements of the DMA. However, the tech giant did confirm that it will allow for various RCS features. This includes reading receipts and generating direct responses, and reactions.
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The company just rolled out a detailed plan regarding two of its top messaging apps interoperating with third-party services. This means both WhatsApp and Messenger will soon get more functionality in this region.
The company made the news through a recent blog post that was published on this subject. Users could soon connect with various other messaging services like group chats and that would ensure support for video calls as well.
We first heard this news about Meta developing interop support in March and that’s when he got a glimpse of what such features might appear like. During that period, the engineering director for WhatsApp made suggestions about the firm working on making interoperability a reality. They even clarified how it was not due to pressure from the DMA.
For the feature to work, all of those apps belonging to third parties could design more support for both platforms and they would need to encrypt the messages through Signal Protocol. Furthermore, it would be packaged in XML.
Meanwhile, users of Meta and WhatsApp would get the option to enter into chats belonging to third parties.
Meta is just following up on those pointers and what the new functionality features could hold for the future. This entails alerts regarding third-party apps showing more compatibility and how they can better manage such group chats and calling features.
As per Meta, both WhatsApp and Messenger users located in the EU will see prompts that notify them about chat support garnered through third parties. This comes with alerts about when a new messaging platform pops up and is working with greater interoperability support.
A new onboarding flow will better educate users about chats linked to third parties, other than options for third-party app selections where the messages will come from. This will also mean the decision of choosing if the apps will be stored in a single inbox or have a separate one for each.
No exact timeline was given by Meta in terms of when exactly we can expect this to happen, other than the usual requirements of the DMA. However, the tech giant did confirm that it will allow for various RCS features. This includes reading receipts and generating direct responses, and reactions.
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