By Napier Lopez
Napier Lopez is a writer based in New York City.
After years of waiting and limited trials, businesses finally have their own WhatsApp solution. The company today launched the simply-named WhatsApp Business, available on Android devices as a free download.
Image Courtesy: As provided by the authorThe app provides some of the basic functionality youd want from a business app. You can create a Business profile with additional information like a description, address, and contact information, and enable quick replies for answers to common questions. You can create greeting messages and view some simple analytics so you can see which messages are most effective.
According a WhatsApp spokesperson, the current feature set will remain free in the long term, but WhatsApp plans on charging for additional capabilities in the future. Basically itll eventually take on a freemium model, but at least the company doesnt plan on taking away any existing features, and you are getting a fair bit of functionality to start.
The app is already up and running from the Google Play Store in Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, the U.K. and the U.S. The rest of the world will be able to access the app in the coming weeks. For more on WhatsApp business, check out the web hub here or the blog post at the source link below.
This article has been previously published on The Next Web.
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