WhatsApp’s developing an optional subscription plan for Business accounts

To offer additional services that may interest some businesses, WhatsApp is currently working on a new optional subscription plan for WhatsApp Business accounts. Even after it’s implemented, however, WhatsApp itself will still remain free to use.

WhatsApp is known for expanding and improving its feature as much as possible through its WhatsApp Beta program. Even the Business app gets major updates every now and then—and sometimes, enterprising minds come up with cool WhatsApp concepts like this one designed for India’s Kirana stores. This time, paid subscription services are being offered on the table.

The subscription plan under development will be offering additional features to businesses. One of these premium features is the option to link up to 10 devices instead of the normal 4-device limit when using WhatsApp’s multi-device feature. This is a pretty great offer since WhatsApp is also working on an exclusive redesigned interface for the “Linked Device” section for Business. It will allow users to add multiple devices to a single account so different people in the business can all talk to a customer in the same chat. 

For now, the premium 10-device limit feature is the only known feature included in the subscription plan. The rest of the additional services will be announced in the future. Take note that this plan is only for WhatsApp Business accounts and won’t be available to standard WhatsApp users. WhatsApp Business will also remain free to download and use; businesses will just have the option to subscribe to additional services.

The subscription plan will be available in a future update on WhatsApp Business Beta for Android and WhatsApp Business Beta for iOS. If you’re interested in what had been planned for Business’ monetary services prior to this, you can read up on how WhatsApp Business started and the relationship between WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business.

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Author: Monique Irish Casingal

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