WhatsApp Working on Yearly of Service Reminder Feature 5u2q2s Disables Quick Replies for Non Business s

WhatsApp Business s can still access Quick Replies on the desktop app. 4c6r5f

By David Delima | Updated: 18 March 2022 17:44 IST

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WhatsApp is yet to reveal any plans to add a yearly reminder for its ToS for Indian s

Highlights

WhatsApp is owned by Facebook-parent Meta Platforms
Its ‘Yearly reminder of our of Service’ is said to be a shortcut
WhatsApp last attempted to revise its of service in January 2021

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WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new yearly reminder for the app's of Service. The Meta-owned messaging platform is said to be working on an entry in the app's settings menu, discovered on the latest Android beta version by WABetaInfo. WhatsApp is yet to reveal any details or plans to add such a reminder to the app. Meanwhile, the service has begun to remove access to Quick Replies for regular s on the latest WhatsApp Desktop Beta version, after it was previously added for s without WhatsApp Business s.

According to a WhatsApp settings. A screenshot was also spotted on the latest beta version of WhatsApp for Android (version 2.22.8.1), which shows a green dot on the Help section in the app's settings, presumably to draw s' attention to the yearly reminder for the of Service.

A screenshot of the under-development ‘Yearly reminder of our of Service' entry
Photo Credit: WABetaInfo

A WhatsApp spokesperson confirmed to Gadgets 360 that the yearly reminder will be visible to all s in India, as required by the Information Technology Rules 2021. "This is a yearly reminder of the of Service on WhatsApp. There are no changes to the of Service. To help keep you safe, the of Service explains what is permitted and WhatsApp's response to abuse, so you can continue using the service," the spokesperson stated, adding that the rollout began on March 14.

Meanwhile, WhatsApp is currently reverting a change that allowed regular WhatsApp s to access the Quick Reply feature, according to another WhatsApp Desktop. However, some s with regular WhatsApp s were able to access the feature on a recent version of WhatsApp Desktop, and the service has disabled Quick Replies for regular s on the latest WhatsApp Desktop beta version.

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