WhatsApp is currently experimenting with the latest functionality that allows the user to connect bots and agents to WhatsApp. This would lead to the opening of a separate window on which the conversation with the connected service takes place within the app itself. It is currently available for some Android users. However, the developers will probably roll out this update to other accounts as well over the next few months.

The WABetaInfo website, which usually reports new features of WhatsApp, found this change in WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.26.35.3. It states that a new 'Agents' tab will appear in the settings of the application, through which the user can configure and add bots to the application. It will be possible to set a name and profile picture for each agent. Furthermore, up to five bots can be configured for one account in WhatsApp.

Once the configuration of the agent has been completed, WhatsApp will provide an API key. After this, the user has to copy it into the platform of the service, hosting a bot. The setup process may vary slightly for different services, and there will also be an option to generate a new key to reset the connection.

Once linked, the AI ​​agent will operate in its own individual chat window. According to WABetaInfo, the third-party service will have no access to the user's other personal chats, contacts, or media files. Furthermore, there will be no support for adding these agents to group chats or communities.

Users will be able to manage their connected agents at any time in the app settings, including changing their name or profile photo. If an agent is removed, it will be disconnected from the chat, but WhatsApp will preserve the old chat history. Users can reconnect to the service with a new API key if they wish.

According to the report, conversations with third-party AI agents will not be subject to WhatsApp's traditional end-to-end encryption (E2EE). Messages sent to an agent will pass through the agent developer's Meta service so that the developer can process them as part of their service. However, normal personal chats and calls between two users will remain fully end-to-end encrypted as before.

This feature is currently being rolled out to a limited number of Android beta testers. Most users will not see the Agents option in Settings yet, and the company has not announced a specific timeline for its rollout.

WhatsApp is currently experimenting with the latest functionality that allows the user to connect bots and agents to WhatsApp. This would lead to the opening of a separate window on which the conversation with the connected service takes place within the app itself. It is currently available for some Android users. However, the developers will probably roll out this update to other accounts as well over the next few months.

The WABetaInfo website, which usually reports new features of WhatsApp, found this change in WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.26.35.3. It states that a new 'Agents' tab will appear in the settings of the application, through which the user can configure and add bots to the application. It will be possible to set a name and profile picture for each agent. Furthermore, up to five bots can be configured for one account in WhatsApp.

Once the configuration of the agent has been completed, WhatsApp will provide an API key. After this, the user has to copy it into the platform of the service, hosting a bot. The setup process may vary slightly for different services, and there will also be an option to generate a new key to reset the connection.

Once linked, the AI ​​agent will operate in its own individual chat window. According to WABetaInfo, the third-party service will have no access to the user's other personal chats, contacts, or media files. Furthermore, there will be no support for adding these agents to group chats or communities.

Users will be able to manage their connected agents at any time in the app settings, including changing their name or profile photo. If an agent is removed, it will be disconnected from the chat, but WhatsApp will preserve the old chat history. Users can reconnect to the service with a new API key if they wish.

According to the report, conversations with third-party AI agents will not be subject to WhatsApp's traditional end-to-end encryption (E2EE). Messages sent to an agent will pass through the agent developer's Meta service so that the developer can process them as part of their service. However, normal personal chats and calls between two users will remain fully end-to-end encrypted as before.

This feature is currently being rolled out to a limited number of Android beta testers. Most users will not see the Agents option in Settings yet, and the company has not announced a specific timeline for its rollout.