A payment shortcut appears to be coming to WhatsApp for Android’s chat section. In the starting, the new feature will only be available to beta testers in India. Separately, WhatsApp for Desktop customers can now participate in a beta program to test unreleased features for Windows and macOS. WhatsApp for iPhone is also rumoured to be working on a revamped contact details page, which will be available in beta and limited to corporate accounts at first. WhatsApp has also been discovered working on bringing multi-device functionality to iPad and Android tablet users.
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WhatsApp Payment Shortcut
According to WABetaInfo, a WhatsApp features tracker, WhatsApp for Android beta version 2.21.17 has included a new payment shortcut to the chat bar, allowing users to make payments swiftly. This option is accessible in addition to the current Payment option on the chat action sheet.
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WhatsApp payment shortcut seems to be in the middle of the Camera and Attachments button on the chat bar. It is now only available to Indian customers and claims to be rolling out to beta testers. This implies that customers in Brazil are unable to use the button; despite the fact that the payments service has been available to Brazilian users for some time. In India, the button is not yet available to all users.
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According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is working on a similar payment shortcut for iPhone users. And some users have reported seeing the shortcut next to the Camera and Mic buttons.
Separately, WABetaInfo reports that WhatsApp’s multi-device support for iPad users has been extended. Users will get the new experience through a separate WhatsApp for iPad app. Android tablet users are also expecting to get multi-device compatibility soon.
