Because of the limitations of the iOS ecosystem, bringing the identical file sharing characteristic to Apple followers would have required a barely totally different technique. Fortunately, it appears to be like like WhatsApp has discovered the appropriate method to make it attainable to share recordsdata by way of its app much like what AirDrop permits customers to do.
The parents at WABetaInfo found within the newest WhatsApp beta for iOS 24.15.10.70 replace from the TestFlight app that the identical file sharing characteristic examined on Android is prone to be added to the iOS app too.
With the brand new characteristic iOS customers will have the ability to share recordsdata with folks close by utilizing WhatsApp’s iOS app. Nonetheless, the characteristic works barely in another way on iOS, as customers are required to scan a QR code as a way to begin receiving the shared recordsdata, whereas Android is utilizing a close-by machine detection methodology that doesn’t contain any further steps to share recordsdata.
The file-sharing characteristic is anticipated to work throughout totally different platforms it doesn’t matter what sort of cellphone/pill customers have. If the implementation of the characteristic stays the identical as within the beta model of WhatsApp, iOS customers must observe a number of further steps to begin sharing recordsdata.


Scan a QR code to begin sharing recordsdata with close by folks on WhatsApp for iOS | Credit: WABetaInfo
In accordance with the report, the AirDrop-like file sharing characteristic remains to be within the early levels of growth, so WhatsApp can nonetheless change considerably the best way it approaches its implementation.
Clearly, there’s a slim probability that WhatsApp gained’t add the power to share recordsdata with close by folks in any respect, or at the very least not within the close to future. We’ll be keeping track of this one because it appears to be one of many extra necessary options that WhatsApp remains to be lacking.
Because of the limitations of the iOS ecosystem, bringing the identical file sharing characteristic to Apple followers would have required a barely totally different technique. Fortunately, it appears to be like like WhatsApp has discovered the appropriate method to make it attainable to share recordsdata by way of its app much like what AirDrop permits customers to do.
The parents at WABetaInfo found within the newest WhatsApp beta for iOS 24.15.10.70 replace from the TestFlight app that the identical file sharing characteristic examined on Android is prone to be added to the iOS app too.
With the brand new characteristic iOS customers will have the ability to share recordsdata with folks close by utilizing WhatsApp’s iOS app. Nonetheless, the characteristic works barely in another way on iOS, as customers are required to scan a QR code as a way to begin receiving the shared recordsdata, whereas Android is utilizing a close-by machine detection methodology that doesn’t contain any further steps to share recordsdata.
The file-sharing characteristic is anticipated to work throughout totally different platforms it doesn’t matter what sort of cellphone/pill customers have. If the implementation of the characteristic stays the identical as within the beta model of WhatsApp, iOS customers must observe a number of further steps to begin sharing recordsdata.


Scan a QR code to begin sharing recordsdata with close by folks on WhatsApp for iOS | Credit: WABetaInfo
In accordance with the report, the AirDrop-like file sharing characteristic remains to be within the early levels of growth, so WhatsApp can nonetheless change considerably the best way it approaches its implementation.
Clearly, there’s a slim probability that WhatsApp gained’t add the power to share recordsdata with close by folks in any respect, or at the very least not within the close to future. We’ll be keeping track of this one because it appears to be one of many extra necessary options that WhatsApp remains to be lacking.