{"id":129646,"date":"2019-02-11T20:14:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T20:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=129646"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:23:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:23:39","slug":"whatsapp-business-new-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/whatsapp-business-new-features\/","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp\u2019s newest app gets some new features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-129691\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/whatsapp_business_700.jpg\" alt=\"whatsapp business\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp is a fantastic communication tool. With more than 1.5 billion users, downloading WhatsApp offers an easy, free, and secure way of communicating with a huge chunk of the world\u2019s population. The problem though, was that WhatsApp didn\u2019t offer a secure way for businesses to create their own WhatsApp accounts in order to communicate with their customers using the messaging service. Anybody could start an account pretending to be any business. This is why <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/whatsapp-business-is-live-what-is-whatsapp-business\/\">WhatsApp recently launched a brand-new app, WhatsApp Business<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"WhatsApp Business\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_optimized,f_auto\/p\/5cab30fc-877d-4aa0-9e97-8ffd757d8ca5\/4286796714\/whatsapp-business-19-01-2018%2010-56-26.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">WhatsApp Business<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp-business.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download WhatsApp Business Now<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--70\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"70\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"7\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">7<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp-business.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>WhatsApp Business allows businesses to set up a WhatsApp account their customers know is legitimate. Although WhatsApp charges businesses to use its official new app, the messaging giant claims over<strong> 5 million businesses around the world have signed up to use the new service.<\/strong> If you own one of those businesses or if you are a customer of one of those businesses, you\u2019ll be happy to know that WhatsApp is adding three new features to WhatsApp Business.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-starred-link\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-starred-link__img\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2017\/10\/whatsapp-business-1024x576-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-starred-link__col-title\">\r\n        <p class=\"sc-card-starred-link__title\">You can now use WhatsApp with a landline<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__button\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/hold-the-phone-you-can-now-use-whatsapp-with-a-landline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\">Find out how<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-starred-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/hold-the-phone-you-can-now-use-whatsapp-with-a-landline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer sponsored\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<h2>WhatsApp Business now has Quick Replies, Labels, and Chat List Filtering<\/h2>\n<p>Twelve months after WhatsApp Business\u2019 official launch, three new features have been added to the app. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.whatsapp.com\/10000656\/Celebrating-One-Year-of-WhatsApp-Business-with-New-Web-and-Desktop-Features\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog post announcing the update<\/a>, WhatsApp said, \u201cWe&#8217;re excited to keep growing WhatsApp Business and introducing new features that make it easy for customers to find and engage with businesses that are important to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is now possible for businesses to set up <strong>Quick Replies<\/strong> that can be quickly and easily sent to questions they\u2019ve received before or receiver regularly. Sending Quick Replies needs to be an easy process and WhatsApp has made it so. All businesses need to do to access all of their previously saved Quick Replies is type the \u2018\/\u2019 symbol into the text field. This will then show up all of the previously saved quick replies ready for the right one to be selected.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp-business.en.softonic.com\/android\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-129647\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/Whatsapp-business-download-now-300x154.jpg\" alt=\"download whatsapp business\" width=\"700\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/Whatsapp-business-download-now-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/Whatsapp-business-download-now-768x394.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/Whatsapp-business-download-now-1024x525.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/Whatsapp-business-download-now-1200x615.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/Whatsapp-business-download-now.jpg 1209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another key feature to come with the WhatsApp Business update is <strong>Labels. <\/strong>Labels can be used to organize both chats and contacts adding an extra layer of organization to the app. WhatsApp Business Labels come in different colors making it easy to highlight chats and contacts based on varying criteria like outstanding payments, new clients, ongoing contracts etc.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_129648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-129648\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-129648\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/WhatsApp-Business-labels-179x300.jpg\" alt=\"new labels for WhatsApp Business\" width=\"300\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/WhatsApp-Business-labels-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/WhatsApp-Business-labels.jpg 457w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-129648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Labels make it easier to organize client lists<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The final big change to come in the WhatsApp Business first anniversary update is <strong>Chat List Filtering. <\/strong>This feature will allow WhatsApp Business users to filter chats by unread messages, groups, or broadcast lists.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re one of the 5,000,000 businesses reported to have signed up to WhatsApp Business, then these tools will help you both communicate more effectively with your customers and also save time while doing so. If you\u2019re a customer of one of those businesses,you could expect smoother communication with them but also greater potential to receive promotional materials as it\u2019ll now be easier for them to label the type of customer you are, and coordinate WhatsApp promotional campaigns better. 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