How to be WhatsApp beta tester on your Android mobile

You want to know how to be WhatsApp Beta Tester on your Android mobile phone? and all this without leaving Google play. If you are a user of WhatsApp, you have probably noticed that since the first news of something new in the android app, until it finally reaches your smartphone, it usually takes some time.

This is because they test with some users first, before releasing the final version. After this, they update it in google play and therefore on all phones that have it installed.

Do you want to be one of these first users who try the Whatsapp news?. We are going to show you how to become beta tester, of the messaging application par excellence.

?‍♂️ How to be a WhatsApp beta tester on Android

✅ Advantages of becoming a beta tester

The main advantage of being tester of WhatsApp, is that the news that appears around the application, will reach you before anyone else, well, they will reach everyone before beta tester. So if the Android app has something new that is interesting for you, you won't have to wait for it to be released in the final version of the application.

✆ Whatsapp beta news

At this time (February 2017) some of the new features that will be incorporated Whatsapp in future updates, there will be new emoticons, as you can see in the following image.

Emoticons like the clown and the one with the balls are new to the android messaging app. Also the GIF button will do the same function as the twitter button. It will display a handful of GIF images, animations or image sequences, to send to our contacts. With this, we make chats and conversations with friends and family more enjoyable.

In addition to the above, you will be able to give your opinion about the changes to the whatsapp developers. In this way, your opinion will be taken into account for the final version. Sounds good doesn't it? It's like being a VIP user of Whatsapp.

?‍♀️ Problems of being beta test

The main problem that can give you is whatsapp beta tester, is that what you will use will not be a full version of the application, but a trial version. This means that if the new features cause problems or errors, you will find them on your smartphone or android cell phone.

What it means is that the operation of the application can be unstable, generating some errors or failures, hence it is a beta of the app.

In the event that you detect any problems, you should send an email to the developers. With this you will notify them of the error with which you have found. In this way, they will be aware of the problems that arise in the app. Thus, they will solve errors and bugs, before the definitive version goes out to the store of Android apps, google play.

One of the “problems” that we have found is that sometimes the WhatsApp icon appears in the notification bar, and if we see the notification, it warns us that “you may have unread messages”.

Then we go to the app and there are no new messages. This is one of the errors or failures that we can find as a WhatsApp Beta Tester on Android. But we must say that this error appears rarely on the screen.

?‍♂️ How to be a beta tester on WhatsApp

The first thing you have to do to be whatsapp-beta is to have the application installed on your smartphone. Later, you will have to go to this official link Whatsapp on Google play, to sign up for the program beta testers, something that will not take more than a few seconds:

Once you have registered for this program, you will receive a update of the application where you will find the trial version. You will not have to carry out any additional installation, just wait for the app to update. If you want stop being beta, In the same previous link, you will find the way to do it.

If you are or have been WhatsApp beta tester and you want to tell us about your experience, remember that you can go through our comments section at the bottom of the page, to tell us your opinion about it.

Surely being a beta tester on WhatsApp has offered you news before it reaches your friends. Share your impressions with other users of our Android community. Leave a comment below.