WhatsApp starts rolling out a feature that lets you chat with yourself rapporte TechCrunch. Odd ? No, very practical. Because messaging your own account can be a great way to keep information easily accessible, right next to your other WhatsApp conversations.
Moreover, many Slack users write to themselves via their PM. And the others send each other emails or write down their races in the note-taking application on their smartphone.
Called “Message Yourself”, this feature allows users to send each other notes, reminders and shopping lists on WhatsApp.
Skip the workaround
Meta’s instant messaging app has announced that the rollout of this new feature will hit all of its Android and iPhone users in the coming weeks. But this function was first tested with a few beta testers at the end of October.
Users will see their contact at the top of the contact list on WhatsApp when they create a new chat. Tapping that contact takes them to the chat screen which they can use to message each other.
Note that some WhatsApp users have already been using a workaround for some time to benefit from the same functionality. Because it is possible to send messages using the “click to chat” function of the application. And users can also pin their self-chat messages to the top of the conversations list if they don’t want to search for them in their largely cluttered chat list.
Signal and Telegram offer the same
WhatsApp rival Signal has a feature called Note to Self that addresses the same use case. However, unlike WhatsApp’s new feature which is accessible at the top of the app’s contact list, Signal does not suggest your own profile at the top of the recipient list. Users must find and select the “Note to Self” contact entry to use the feature.
Telegram also offers a similar function, called “Saved Messages”. It allows users to bookmark important messages and save their notes and reminders for later access. Once saved, messages are accessible at the top of the chat screen. However, Telegram users must first access this feature by tapping the hamburger menu on Android or the settings menu on iOS.
