Widgets are a very popular tool for dynamic direct access to different sections or telephone applications. WhatsApp has some of them to see the messages without opening the application or quickly opening the WhatsApp camera. Now, one of the next application updates will allow users to luxury quickly access the conversations of your favorite contacts and even start a call.
The new WhatsApp widget
This WhatsApp widget seems to be destined only to a limited series of smartphones. These are the Google’s own pixel mobilessince the company is the one that is working directly in association with the instant messaging platform.
This widget or functionality will work in a similar way to how Pixel Besties does, one of the functions of the contacts application that the phone has installed by default and that has its own widget to gather in the same place the Information and interactions with your contacts Favorites, such as messages, recent calls, local updates, memories … Everything on the home screen.
WhatsApp’s new beta grants brushstrokes about what the new Widget could assume in collaboration with Google, where users could get access to messages and calls with their favorite contacts. This would be the first third parties to integrate with the Pixel Beasts of Google Mobileso this could be the beginning to give way to other popular messaging platforms such as Telegram. It remains to be seen if the widget gains popularity or is something that is relegated to a very specific number of users, since not everyone likes to have the screen full of icons and other elements, but are committed to greater minimalism. It will be its usefulness that I ended up making the difference and as soon as it is available we will let you know so you can try the WhatsApp widget and check for yourself if it is worth it.
The disadvantage of widgets
Many do not use the mobile widgets despite their usefulness not only because they occupy a certain space on the home screen and end up becoming a nuisance for those who prefer a clean interface, but because they imply a somewhat high battery consumption in certain cases.
It is about to see if the WhatsApp widget size and battery consumptionsince it could be decisive for use by users. Its launch for the moment is an unknown, since it is part of the WhatsApp beta in its version V2.25.3.22 and we do not know for sure when a public functionality will become for all users of the application.
