{"id":23825,"date":"2025-11-11T04:31:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T04:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/whatsapp-third-party-chat-support-goes-live-on-android-beta-heres-how-it-will-work-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T04:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T04:31:14","slug":"whatsapp-third-party-chat-support-goes-live-on-android-beta-heres-how-it-will-work-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/whatsapp-third-party-chat-support-goes-live-on-android-beta-heres-how-it-will-work-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp Third-Party Chat Support Goes Live On Android Beta: Here\u2019s How It Will Work | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9697501\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">November 11, 2025, 09:05 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9697501\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1885581947 asubttl-schema\">WhatsApp third-party chat support is not coming to all countries but now we have more details about the feature and how it works.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1885581947\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1885581947 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The WhatsApp Android beta version shows the future of the app\" title=\"The WhatsApp Android beta version shows the future of the app\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1885581947\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The WhatsApp Android beta version shows the future of the app<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Recently we talked about WhatsApp planning to support third-party chat apps and called it a coincidence with Zoho\u2019s Sridhar Vembu highlighting such plans. Now, the messaging app has made the new support live for Android beta users who reside in the European Union (EU) regions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Meta is forced to comply with the strict laws in the EU region, and this change in WhatsApp seems reserved for these countries, at least for the time being. WhatsApp beta version 2.25.33.8 update is bringing the new feature and the platform has given us more details via reliable tipster <em>WaBetaInfo<\/em> in a post.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>WhatsApp Third-Party Chats: How It Works Out And What Are The Terms?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">WhatsApp says it is supporting this feature to comply with EU laws. The third-party chats option will be disabled by default and you can turn it on by doing these steps:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listOncontentArticleUL\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Go Settings <\/span><\/li>\n<li>Click on Account<\/li>\n<li>Go to Third-party chats and enable the feature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">WhatsApp has given some of the crucial details and terms of how the third-party chat system will work through its platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listOncontentArticleUL\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400\">You can now chat with people on any eligible third-party messaging app directly in WhatsApp <\/span><\/li>\n<li>Third-party apps may have different security and data practices than WhatsApp<\/li>\n<li>People on eligible third-party apps can use your phone number to contact you<\/li>\n<li>While your phone number is shared so people can contact you, other personal info is not shared<\/li>\n<li>People you\u2019ve blocked on WhatsApp may be able to contact you in third-party chats<\/li>\n<li>WhatsApp can\u2019t see your messages in third-party chats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The big highlight about the third-party chat support is that features like stickers, status updates, and disappearing messages will not be available in cross-platform chats. The other important point is that if you have blocked anyone on WhatsApp, they can message you through the third-party apps. And the company also says it cannot see any of your messages but can\u2019t guarantee if the third-party app will follow the same method.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">WhatsApp is only supporting BirdyChat app for this feature, but we do hope to see it work for Signal, Telegram and more in the near future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Zoho\u2019s Arattai app is expected to get end-to-end encryption this month, but even then the company has a big task to dethrone or even threaten WhatsApp in the country. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"S Aadeetya\" title=\"S Aadeetya\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aadeetya-3-2023-11-9de48efa65a9ed8ed13a8932cadb6d5a.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/s-aadeetya-21044.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">S Aadeetya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1885581947 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Delhi, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1885581947 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>November 11, 2025, 09:05 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1885581947 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> WhatsApp Third-Party Chat Support Goes Live On Android Beta: Here\u2019s How It Will Work<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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