According to Mashable, as reported by a popular website
WABetaInfo, the feature is called 'in-app notifications' and it will be used to
make new announcements on WhatsApp.
Currently, WhatsApp makes all the new announcements through
its blog, however, soon users would be able to directly get these on the app.
These in-app updates could direct users to a specific website or even require
them to take a particular action. This feature will not be used by WhatsApp for
advertising purposes.
As reported by Mashable, these announcements will not be
delivered to users via chat instead these will appear as an in-app banner. The
first new announcement made by WhatsApp using this feature is the new Terms of
Service which state that WhatsApp is releasing their new terms and also sheds
light on the main aim of the update.
A previous report by Mashable said that WhatsApp will be
updating its Terms of Service in 2021 and WhatsApp users will have to accept it
or they will have to delete their account. The main focus of this update is
around how WhatsApp processes user data and how businesses can use Facebook
hosted services to store and manage their WhatsApp chats. The update will take
effect on February 8, 2021.
If users don't agree with the changes or the updated terms
of service, they will lose access to their account. To delete a WhatsApp
account, users will have to go to settings > account > delete my
account. (ANI)