WhatsApp plans to add new features to add friends by using QR. The feature is called Nametag.
Reportedly, the feature is already in beta. This feature is practically similar to the one on WeChat, a messaging application from China.
According to Android Authority, anyone who has ever used the WeChat messaging app will find it easy to share the user’s contact details with their friends.
A QR code or “Add New Contact” feature was seen in the latest beta version of WhatsApp. It seems to be a major update in WhatsApp’s journey for its users.
The introduction of the QR code contact details sharing system will work the same way when activating the WhatsApp web on a computer. Users will be able to generate their own contact details code, then share the code with new friends.
When the code is scanned by another device, a new contact will be created and all the details contained in the code will automatically fill in the contact on the new device.
The new feature was spotted on the iOS beta version of WhatsApp but is believed to be coming to the Android version.
To use it, the user simply opens the sharing page, which contains a QR code with all the details of the new user or friend, then scans the code to enter the details into the phonebook.
When the code is scanned by another device, a new contact will be created and all the details contained in the code will automatically fill in the contact on the new device.