US EditionWhatsApp Launching Third-Party Chat Support Across EU Countries
- On Friday, Meta announced it will launch third‑party chat integration on WhatsApp across the European Region, with BirdyChat and Haiket as the first partners.
- EU rules require major platforms to enable messaging interoperability, so Meta developed the solution through a three-year collaboration with European messaging services and the European Commission, working since 2023.
- Over the coming months, users in the European Region will receive a Settings notification explaining how to opt in, and the integration will support Android and iOS with end-to-end encryption requirements.
- Meta says opted‑in WhatsApp users will message on select third‑party apps, but group chats won’t launch until partners support them, and features remain exclusive to the European Union.
- Having run small‑scale tests over the past months, Meta now says the feature previewed in September 2024 and developed since 2023 will roll out in Europe with notifications about new third‑party apps.
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