Integrations
DataScope & WhatsApp Messenger

If you want to send messages to your friends and family, you have quite a few options. But for Android to iPhone (and vice versa) conversations and international interactions, there are many reasons to choose WhatsApp over traditional SMS messaging.WhatsApp is a simple messaging app that's free to use. It works by sending your message over the internet, which allows you to dodge expensive SMS charges for overseas chats. It also allows you to use the service from devices other than your smartphone. And it helps you avoid the delayed and undelivered messages that often come up in group chats involving cross-platform users.Read MoreIn addition to basic text messaging, WhatsApp allows you to send photo and video messages, as well as documents like PDFs and spreadsheets. If you want to talk but don't feel like making a call, you can send a pre-recorded voice message by tapping the microphone icon in any conversation. WhatsApp also functions as a voice and video calling service like FaceTime or Skype. Once you've connected with a contact on WhatsApp, you can have face-to-face conversations with people on the other side of the world. You only need an active internet connection to do this—you'll use your data, but there are no charges from WhatsApp for making calls.Want to chat with multiple people? WhatsApp group chats can have up to 256 participants. You can name your chats to keep track of them, and set up custom notification settings for each group chat so that you aren't snowed under with non-urgent notifications. Finally, one of the most important aspects of communication is security. All WhatsApp text chats and voice or video calls are secured with end-to-end encryption. By encrypting the contents of your chat, only you and the recipient can read it. Even WhatsApp cannot see the data shared in your private chats.