WhatsApp lets people without accounts join calls from a desktop browser once the host admits them
WhatsApp now lets registered users send a call link that people without an account can open in a desktop browser, in calls of up to 32 people. The host admits each guest, and the limits on what guests can do decide which external calls it suits.
Reality
- Evidence50
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+10
- Incentives
- Not scored
- Confidence55
WhatsApp puts scheduled messages into a live Android beta test
WhatsApp is letting a limited group of Android beta testers schedule messages from 10 minutes to two weeks ahead. Digital Trends traces the feature to a February 2026 development report, and no stable release date has been confirmed.
Perspective Coverage
3 publishers
- Builder
- Builder 18%
- Operator
- Operator 42%
- Investor
- Investor 40%
Reality
- Evidence55
- Adoption5
- Hype gap+10
- Incentives
- Not scored
- Confidence60
WhatsApp now lets anyone without an account join its voice and video calls from a browser, with no time limit once the host approves. Guests cannot start calls, send messages or add people, so it fits one-off meetings with outsiders.
Perspective Coverage
12 publishers
- Builder
- Builder 9%
- Operator
- Operator 63%
- Investor
- Investor 28%
Reality
- Evidence80
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+8
- Incentives
- Not scored
- Confidence82
Kakao opened sign-ups on the 13th for a December closed beta of Kanana Space, an AI assistant inside KakaoTalk. Four of the eight tasks it names, including orders and money transfers, wait for an undated upgrade.
Perspective Coverage
4 publishers
- Builder
- Builder 40%
- Operator
- Operator 30%
- Investor
- Investor 30%
Reality
- Evidence40
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+25
- Incentives65
- Confidence62
WhatsApp is testing scheduled messages in an Android beta, with a delivery window from 10 minutes to two weeks ahead. Recipients cannot tell a message was held, The Next Web reported, citing WaBetaInfo, in a region where several countries regulate after-hours contact.
Reality
- Evidence55
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+20
- Incentives
- Not scored
- Confidence65
WhatsApp replaces the iPad tab bar with a Mac-style sidebar by default
WABetaInfo reports the sidebar is taking over from the bottom tab bar on iPad, and it is turning up on both TestFlight and regular App Store installs, so two people on the same build can see different navigation.
Reality
- Evidence42
- Adoption22
- Hype gap+8
- Incentives35
- Confidence52