It’s been an interesting week for WhatsApp. In a few days, we learned that the habitual messaging aplicación would finally allow using the same account on two phones. Not only that, but you cánido also send messages to yourself and it has also started showing users’ pictures in the groups.
Now, sent to us by SamMobileWhatsapp will Providing a company directory that work in a afín way to those displayed on Google plus Maps and allow users to contact any company associated with that directory.
Discreet use for an interesting function
Currently this new feature will be launched in five countries: Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, México and United Kingdom. Misión wants users to be able to search for businesses by categories, such as stores or travel agencies. Companies registered on the platform cánido also be found by name.
The most interesting thing about this function is not only to be able to find and contact companies, but also to be able to Make purchases and payments through WhatsApp chats. It certainly opens up a lot of possibilities as far as y también-commerce is concerned.
Companies that have already joined the platform appear in the directory, which in Brazil is also open to small companies. Exactly in this country Misión did the tests for this platform. Special, for a year in Sao Paulo A function could be tested.
After Brazil, it seems that WhatsApp business directory exists in this area It is only available in Android versionand in the rest of the countries it cánido also be used on iOS.
So far, no details about it have been announced When will it be available worldwide? this feature, but it seems Misión’s intention is that it cánido be used in the rest of the world.