WhatsApp 'Message Yourself' Feature Rolling Out on Android and iOS: Report

WhatsApp's Message Yourself feature lets you send messages, files, and other media to a chat that exists only on your phone.

Written by Himani Jha, Edited by David Delima | Updated: 29 November 2022 13:22 IST

Highlights

WhatsApp Message Yourself lets you send notes, files to yourself
It is rolling out to iOS and Android users over the coming weeks
WhatsApp tested the feature with beta testers in October

WhatsApp 'Message Yourself' Feature Rolling Out on Android and iOS: Report

WhatsApp Message Yourself feature works on both Android and iOS

WhatsApp is rolling out its Message Yourself feature to users globally. The app will now let you send a text to yourself, to store messages and files. Many users around the globe rely on WhatsApp chats to jot down quick notes or reminders, or crucial information. Until now, users would use a workaround to message themselves, or use a second WhatsApp account registered to another phone number, or rely on a chat window of a defunct WhatsApp account to store messages. WhatsApp will now let you do it easily via one of its new in-built features called Message Yourself.

According to a report by TechCrunch, the Meta owned messaging app has begun to roll out the ability to message yourself. The 'Message Yourself' feature will be similar to sending a text to another user, except that the message will remain in a separate chat on your phone.

Once the feature is rolled out, users will see a separate chat with their name followed by "(You)". You will be able to jot down notes, shopping lists, keep reminders, store bookmarks. You will also be able to forward messages from other users, just like you can for other chats.

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You can tap on the new chat button from the WhatsApp home screen and select your name. Once you tap on it, you will be able to send texts to yourself. If you are in another app, you can also use the sharing menu to send files, images, and other media to yourself.

WhatsApp says that the Message Yourself feature is now rolling out and should reach most Android and iOS users in the coming weeks, as per the report. Users can download the latest version of the app on Android and iOS to use the Message Yourself feature.

Recently, the messaging app also introduced a new feature that will let iOS and Android users create polls in personal and group chats to get opinions or answers from their friends and contacts. Users' responses to a poll's question are protected via end-to-end encryption, according to the company.

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