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The Instagram profile link may appear beneath the ’s profile picture and name on WhatsApp for iOS. 4im5h

Written by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 18 March 2025 15:27 IST

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The same feature was also reported to be in development for iOS last month

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The feature is reported in WhatsApp Beta for iOS app version 25.7.10.70
s may be able to add Instagram profile links to their s
The feature is optional and currently available to beta testers only

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iOS app which could let s add links of their social media s to the profile. According to claims by a feature tracker, the feature was spotted within the latest beta version of WhatsApp for iOS and it may be available to some beta testers. It is said to initially allow s to add only their Instagram profile links to their s but could expand it to include more social media platforms.

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According to WhatsApp feature tracker WABetaInfo, Meta Platforms' instant messaging client is developing the ability to add Instagram profile links to s for release on a future version of the app. It was spotted in WhatsApp Beta for iOS app version 25.7.10.70. Based on screenshots shared by the feature tracker, adding an Instagram profile link is expected to make it visible on the 's WhatsApp profile. It may appear beneath the 's profile picture and name.

They may also be able to choose its visibility from options such as Everyone, My s, My s except, and Nobody. The feature is reported to be available in the app settings on WhatsApp for iOS beta. Notably, this is said to be an optional feature, which means that WhatsApp s do not have to link their Instagram profiles if they do not wish to.

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At present, Instagram is said to be the only ed platform, although the publication speculates that WhatsApp could expand the feature to include for other social media platforms too, especially Facebook and Threads which are under the umbrella of the same technology giant.

WABetaInfo suggests this new functionality is still in development and only beta testers who have ed themselves via Apple's TestFlight program may have access to it at the moment. It is speculated to be rolled out to more WhatsApp for iOS beta s over the next few weeks.

The same feature was also previously reported to be under development for WhatsApp for iOS s, but was only visible in preview. Notably, a similar option is already available to WhatsApp Business s although it requires them to manually authenticate their profile link by logging into their Instagram .

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