We earlier reported that WhatsApp is planning to serve advert on its instants messaging app last month and it appears, ads serving is already in works and iOS users will be the first to receive the update.
It has already been confirmed that the chat app is planning to run ads inside the Status tab of the app. To recall, ‘Status‘ is the second tab you see in your WhatsApp window right between the ‘Chats‘ and ‘Calls‘ tabs. Similar to Snapchat Stories features, photos or video posted inside Status disappear after 24 hours.
And I want to add: WhatsApp is already working to implement ads in the iOS app. https://t.co/eL55pu1kFR
— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) September 27, 2018
What remains unclear at this point, however, is if these ads will be targeted. After all, WhatsApp messages are encrypted, which means Facebook cannot use them to mine data on users.
This feature is still in testing phase, and it’s just a matter of time before iPhone users start seeing ads and then Android users.
This people want to kill whatsapp fun
The advert on youtube sef don tire me..now whatsapp
data sucking things has started.
It was just a matter of time before this came up, I already knew that sooner or later whatsapp will be monetized.
No more or less viewing of status be that
I tire o
It’ll be very boring with adds, .make we dey use alternatives be that
I will like to see how the advert works, I’m really curious
That’s not fun at all. Imagine wasting my data watching ads. Chai. Skipping on point.
Na wa oh. this is not a good Idea oh. youtube own the vex me not to talk of whatsapp.
Still dealing with YouTube compulsory adverts. Hope the advert will be skip able….
I know that we can’t escape Ads in WhatsApp… they have to make money…
let me be enjoying the ads free mode for now
not a good news
And it has to be IOS first. Waiting patiently to see how its runned
They should not forget to add skip button like YouTube sha
As long it’s not adware or push ads. No problem. Am not even using whatsapp official
Well.. Till i start seeing it on mine, and hope it won’t kill the fun of chatting on the app
Whatsapp wana double dir hustle
No no no. No ads please
This might be annoying…. I can relate to the YouTube ads….
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Ads makes apps annoying for users… Whatsapp team biko think am twice oo
What a way to make whatsapp so boring
They should better reconsider ooo
I really wonder whether the ads would be targeted or not. till it rolls out sha
I’ll leave WhatsApp if that be the case.
Telegram forever. Upon all WhatsApp update of recent they haven’t even come close to telegram 2016 update. Nigerians are so slow to upgrade tech wise. WhatsApp is poo
Happy Independence
Thanks Prof for always looping us in, great report. As for the ads not being targeted, I think the data leakage of facebook was a wakeup call to all concerned. That the ads are limited to the status page is tolerable for now, not us all are fans of that feature anyway
Prof Jumia never deliver the Xaomi Redmi x4 , after collecting upto #73,000 ++ from me. everyday they’ll be givng me flimsy reasons, they’ll apprise me when it arrives Nigeria. I don tire..
It seems you ordered it from Jumia Global. Jumia Global takes 25-30 days to deliver because they order from the abroad. But Jumia local takes just days. be patience, it will be deliver. At worst case, if not delivered your money will be refunded.