WhatsApp has been testing a reminder function for unseen Standing updates since September, which is now out there for Android customers enrolled in WhatsApp’s beta program.
This reminder function will even ship you notifications for unread messages, and it’s out there with beta model 2.24.25.29 of WhatsApp for Android. The toggle button to show this on/off is below the Settings > Notifications > Reminders menu. When this function is turned on, WhatsApp will ship you reminder notifications for Standing updates and messages you haven’t seen.
WABetaInfo experiences that the choice of contacts for which you will obtain notifications is “decided by an inside algorithm that prioritizes contacts with whom customers interacted most steadily.” Moreover, “this algorithm solely applies to the present occasion of WhatsApp,” that means “If a consumer reinstalls the app, WhatsApp should recalculate these interactions, as this knowledge shouldn’t be saved in backups or on the server.”
WhatsApp sending reminder notifications for unseen Standing updates and messages from steadily interacted contacts is appreciated, however having an choice to obtain notifications for contacts customers chosen would have additionally been helpful. Maybe WhatsApp may add this with a future replace earlier than rolling the function to everybody by means of the secure channel.
If you’re an Android consumer and do not wish to look ahead to the secure rollout of this function, you may enroll within the beta program and begin utilizing it.