Remember when WhatsApp simply let you send messages and called it a day? Now, it wants to do, well...everything.
In the past month, the chat app-turning-super app has added ads in Channels and Status, launched a native iPad app, and is testing usernames so you can message new people without sharing your number. And because literally no one wants to open 200 texts from the family group chat, a new feature will give you a quick TL;DR of unread messages.
In fact, the way it's been adding features, it feels like it’s constantly trying to get our attention. Clearly, it is becoming more than a chat app, but the question is, would you prefer it as a chat app or a super app?
See you in the next one!
— Kelechi
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