Overview
- BirdyChat and Haiket are the first services to interoperate with WhatsApp, with integration expanding across Europe over the coming months.
- European users will see a notice in WhatsApp Settings to enable the option, which is available on iOS and Android and can be turned off at any time.
- One-to-one messaging supports text, images, videos, voice messages, and files, with group chats to follow when partner apps are ready.
- Desktop, web, and tablet apps are not supported at launch, and access is limited to accounts registered in DMA-covered regions.
- Third-party apps must meet WhatsApp’s encryption standards, and Meta cautions that external services may handle data differently from WhatsApp.