WhatsApp is a very popular application.
WhatsApp is the name of an application that allows you to send and receive instant messages through a mobile phone ( cell phone ). The service not only allows the exchange of texts, but also audio , videos and photographs , in addition to making calls .
The name WhatsApp comes from a play on words in the English language. In this language, the expression "What's up?" is used. , which can be translated as "What's new?" or "How are you doing?" . Additionally, the word "app" is used to refer to an "application" (that is, an application ). The combination of "What's up?" and "app" led to WhatsApp , a computer application that is used to stay in touch with other people.
WhatsApp Inc. is a company that was created in 2009 and that develops this application. It was founded by Jan Koum , a Ukrainian engineer living in the United States who worked at Yahoo! . It should be noted that, in 2014 , WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook .
WhatsApp Features
With more than 800 million users around the planet, WhatsApp has become one of the most popular applications for exchanging messages. Initially, the service became popular because it was cheaper than the SMS (short text messages) system used in mobile telephony. Over time, WhatsApp increased its features, allowing the exchange of multimedia content and even making voice calls.
It should be noted that WhatsApp works on smartphones ( smartphones ). The options available in the application depend on the type of phone the user has.
One of the most popular features of WhatsApp is instant messaging .
A defect corrected
One of the characteristics of WhatsApp that could be interpreted as a limitation compared to other applications, such as Skype, is that it did not allow video conferencing , one of the strong points of the competition, especially for those people who are very far from your loved ones.
However, this fundamental difference now corrected did not seem to affect the popularity of WhatsApp, and perhaps the reason revolved around data consumption: video conversations weigh much more than audio conversations and, given that telephone contracts offer limited traffic , it is advisable to leave the first ones for those moments when we have a traditional connection . On the other hand, this program always allowed you to send audio messages very easily and also make free calls, although the quality is much lower than that of a normal call.
The WhatsApp interface
Among the most notable features of WhatsApp is its interface , clear and easy to understand for everyone: as soon as we start the application, it takes us directly to our list of contacts , and just click on any of them to start a conversation by text or good to read the previous ones. In the era of smartphones , one of the keys to success for software development companies is accessibility , that is, they design their products in such a way that no special knowledge or skills are necessary to use them.
Security is another of WhatsApp's priorities, and this can be seen from the moment we start chatting with a new contact, at which point the application reminds us that thanks to an encryption system our conversations will be protected from end to end.
Without a doubt, the operation of buying and selling websites has become much more agile thanks to the existence of WhatsApp: while a few years ago the communication options between sellers and users interested in their products were limited to email. , phone calls and text messages (note that the latter two are paid), thanks to WhatsApp we enjoy immediacy without having to expose ourselves as much as in a call or spend money.