WhatsApp: Do you forget birthdays? WhatsApp will remind you—this new feature is coming soon..

To enhance the user experience, WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will remind you of your contacts' birthdays. This new feature has been spotted in the Android beta version. Once the update rolls out, the instant messaging platform will send an in-app notification to the user whenever a contact has a birthday. Additionally, the company might introduce a dedicated section listing all upcoming birthdays. It is reported that to enable this feature, the company will utilize data collected in certain markets in compliance with regulatory requirements. The report also notes that the platform originally collected these birth dates for age verification purposes.

WhatsApp's New Birthday Feature on Android
WABetaInfo, a platform that tracks upcoming features on the messaging app, spotted this new feature designed to help users remember their contacts' birthdays. Although the feature is present in WhatsApp's latest Android beta update (version 2.26.27.3), it is currently in the development stage and not yet available for beta testers to use. The feature tracker anticipates that WhatsApp will add a dedicated section listing the upcoming birthdays of a user's contacts.

This means WhatsApp could remind users about the birthdays of their friends and family members directly within the app. It is important to note, however, that you will only receive a reminder if your contact has shared their date of birth with the instant messaging platform.

The report states that WhatsApp is leveraging data previously collected in compliance with legal regulations. In certain US states, users are required to provide their date of birth to WhatsApp for age verification purposes. However, this rule does not apply in other countries; consequently, WhatsApp does not ask users for their age in other nations or US states. Since WhatsApp can only send in-app notifications and display birthdays in a dedicated section if users voluntarily share their date of birth.

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