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- WhatsApp is working on a file-sharing feature that doesn’t require an active internet connection.
- The feature is currently in development and will let users share encrypted files with others nearby.
- Code spotted in the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS suggests that it could make it to iPhones as well.
WhatsApp is working on a new file-sharing feature that will let users send encrypted files to others without an active internet connection. The in-development Nearby share feature was first spotted in April this year in a beta version of WhatsApp for Android. Now, code related to the feature has appeared in an iOS beta release, suggesting that WhatsApp could offer the AirDrop-like feature to iPhone users as well.
WABetaInfo reveals that the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS (version 24.15.10.70) includes references to the upcoming sharing feature. However, WhatsApp seems to have gone with a different implementation on the iOS version.