WhatsApp in a new blog post confirmed that it will soon have a verified account with green ticks for businesses. Similar to Facebook, Twitter accounts, the WhatsApp verified accounts will have a green tick next. (Source: IE)
WhatsApp in a new blog post confirmed that it will soon have a verified account with green ticks for businesses. Similar to Facebook, Twitter accounts, the WhatsApp verified accounts will have a green tick next. Currently, Facebook and Twitter have a blue tick for verified accounts. The new feature will soon be out and an explained blog has been posted by the company. The blogpost said,”WhatsApp is exploring ways for you to communicate with the businesses that matter to you. Some business accounts have been verified by WhatsApp. If you see a green badge next to a contact’s name, it means that WhatsApp has confirmed that the phone number of this contact belongs to a business account.” WhatsApp also has an FAQ section in Hindi for its users for the same.
To know if an account is verified as a business account, WhatsApp said that it will let users know about this when they “start talking to a business via yellow messages inside a chat.” Also, users would not be allowed to delete chats from inside with a verified business account, added WhatsApp. WhatsApp will also give users the option of blocking these businesses if a user doesn’t wish to connect with them anymore.
WhatsApp Verified feature as spotted by WABetaInfo. (Image source: WABetaInfo)
Another post on WABetaInfo reported that WhatsApp beta build 2.17.285 brings the new verification feature. But sadly, it would not be visible to everyone. The website also posted a screenshot of what will the verified account look like on the app. There will be a ‘Green Tick’ next to the verified account with contact details and address of the office,
WhatsApp has already confirmed that it will work on bringing businesses to the app, and essentially users will soon be able to interact with their bank, airline, etc from the app itself. The new feature means WhatsApp could strengthen itself against SMS further, especially in a market like India where it has 200 million monthly active users already.