Overview
- The feature was discovered by WABetaInfo in WhatsApp's Android beta 2.26.27.3 and shows a dedicated section listing upcoming contacts' birthdays.
- Reminders will only work for contacts who have entered their birthdate in WhatsApp, so the section may be empty for many users.
- WhatsApp began collecting users' birth years to comply with age‑verification laws in some U.S. states and the company appears to be reusing that data to power the reminders.
- Meta has not announced a public release date and the feature is still in development, so design, privacy controls, or the decision to ship could change.
- If launched, the tool could make birthday notifications more convenient but its value will depend on user adoption of birthdate sharing and on controls that let people limit who can see their birthday.