WhatsApp is developing its own file sharing system

WhatsApp adds new features every year, but one forthcoming addition may confuse you. WhatsApp appears to be working on a feature that allows users to send files wirelessly, which is among the most requested features. This capability appears to operate on devices that are in proximity.

WhatsApp may make it easier to transmit files wirelessly across Android and iPhone

WhatsApp is working on allowing individuals to send files wirelessly. This is in addition to the existing file-sharing platforms on Android cellphones and iPhones. According to WABetaInfo, the beta version (2.24.2.20) of WhatsApp for Android contains the file sharing function that works on nearby smartphones, and they both must have the People Nearby screen open to send or receive files. If people do not have the other person’s phone number nearby, their gadgets will not be visible to one another.

Furthermore, to initiate a sharing request, one of the two people who wish to exchange files wirelessly with each other must open the person’s Nearby screen and shake their smartphone. This reminds us of the file-sharing iPhone app Bump, which was popular in 2011. This new capability appears to enable file sizes of up to 2GB. This functionality is still being tested internally at WhatsApp and might be available to users later this year.

As far as we can tell, this file-sharing approach may only be effective for exchanging data between Android smartphones and iPhones. Otherwise, the native file-sharing techniques on Android (Quick Share) and iOS (AirDrop) are more convenient and faster to utilize. Quick Share was recently combined with Nearby Share to make things simpler in the Android environment.