WhatsApp And Its Advantages And Disadvantages As Explained By

Posted by mtammy779 on September 5th, 2018

Creators from Facebook developed this cross-platform application, currently called WhatsApp, which allows users to send messages and make phone calls either in a group or individually to other people. According to most users, this application is one of the top social messaging services as time passes by.

As this application is continuously being updated by its developers, WhatsApp never fails to give the customers the satisfaction by releasing new features at almost every update and repairs the application with bugs, glitches, etc. to keep the users pleasantly satisfied. A website with the URL posted the advantages, as well as the disadvantages of using this application.

History Of WhatsApp

Founders Brian Acton and Jan Koum used to work for Yahoo! Inc. but there came a situation wherein Jan Koum cannot use his mobile phone in his gym that led to his invention of this application. This application was launched in Status.wiki for WhatsApp and was first made for iOS mobile phones. But as years passed, this application is now compatible with a wide variety of devices such as Android phones, Windows, Blackberry, etc. As Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook Inc. saw the unstoppable attention that the application has been getting, he bought WhatsApp in February 2014.

Advantages Of Using WhatsApp

This application has a lot of advantages that made it one of the top-rated and most liked applications. WhatsApp has a lot of special features that distinguish it from all those social messaging applications today. Listed below are some of the advantages that a user could benefit from when using WhatsApp:

• It is completely free to use
• It is compatible with a lot of different devices, tablets, laptops,and computers
• It uses an end-to-end encryption which means that the conversation is only between the sender and the recipient
• Voice and video call support
• Group video call is one of the new updates where users could call their group with a maximum of 4 persons
• A user could send a file such as PDF, SlideShows, etc. that has a size of up to 100 MB
• No advertisements while using the application
• Able to edit and delete messages without the recipient reading it given that the recipient has not read the message yet
• Only needs a mobile number to register
• The user interface is very user-friendly

Disadvantages Of Using WhatsApp

Contradicting to the advantages that are listed above are some of the disadvantages:

• Only smartphones are supported
• An internet or data access must be available to be able to use the application
• In a group chat, only the Group Administrator is allowed to add or remove members
• There is no feature that can hide your profile picture which means that anyone can see it
• Sharing number is necessary to be able to communicate with a new person

WhatsApp is still one of the top-rated applications even if it has these disadvantages. It does not fail to satisfy customers with their needs in a social messaging services by continuing to update the application and fixing any negative issues. It is one of all the convenient applications that have been developed according to most reviews.