This is a 10-year WhatsApp trip
At present most Smartphone users must rely on Instant WhatsApp messaging services as their main communication. Lots of features are presented on the platform, making the users comfortable and comfortable operating it. But has it been as much as it has been released since the first time? Of course not guys.
On February 24, 2019, the age of WhatsApp was even 10 years old, and its popularity level has been extraordinary, even for the number of daily active users it has managed to defeat Facebook. In 2009, in the midst of the popularity of BlackBerry Messenger, W.A was presented as an alternative solution that claimed to be more efficient and comfortable.
WhatsApp is available for the Android and iOS platforms, then in December 2009 a feature that allows users to send photos and videos to each other was presented. Then continued with the addition of the Share Location feature in June 2010, so that this instant messaging service has more functions.
Then in February 2011 WhatsApp has got the Group Chat feature which allows its users to interact together in 1 conversation room. And in October 2011, the number of messages sent in a day was 1 billion.
Not long enough to get an update, in the end, in August 2013 there was an update to add the Voice Messages feature that allows users to send voice messages to other users. And in April 2014, the number of users went through 500 billion, then in October Facebook began to come to buy the instant messaging platform. Then 1 month later, a new feature in the form of a check icon is presented that can tell the user whether the message has been read by the recipient or not.
After that, in January 2015 the WhatsApp Web service began to be opened so that the dominant users on the computer did not need to go back and forth to check the cellphone to read or reply to messages. And in 2016 the achievements and updates provided included such as 1 billion active users every month, end-to-end encryption, WhatsApp Desktop, and video calls.
And in 2018 the number of users has reached 1.5 billion every month. Then the WhatsApp Business application was released, featuring Group Calling and Stickers. And if you look at it, its development is indeed so rapid and its feature updates are also more active after being acquired by Facebook.
