WhatsApp on Jio Phone: A
lot of customers are curious to know the answer to this big question –
Will Jio Phone users ever get WhatsApp on the handsets?
After a long wait, the much-awaited Jio
Phone is out in the market as Reliance has already started the delivery
of the Reliance 4G feature handsets. As of now, there is no WhatsApp on
Jio Phone. But a lot of customers are curious to know the answer to this
big question – Will Jio Phone users ever get WhatsApp on the handsets?
So, here is the official word on it. According to officials representing
Reliance Jio, the company is in touch with WhatsApp Inc to develop the
app so that Jio Phone can also enjoy WhatsApp on their handsets. “As Jio
Phone has no Google Play Store or Apple App Store, hence as of now,
users are not able to use WhatsApp. Once WhatsApp designs and develops
the messaging app for KaiOS (the operating system on which Jio Phone
runs), users will be able to use WhatsApp on Jio Phone as well, ” a Jio
representative told FinancialExpress.com.
Jio Phone
comes with pre-loaded Jio apps for messaging and entertainment. The
phone can be connected with television sets for watching live TV using
the Jio TV app.
Reportedly, the delivery of about 6 million Jio Phones started this Sunday and expected to be completed within 15 days.
Deliveries of the low-cost 4G handsets will begin from rural areas and small towns before urban centres.
Pre-booking of the Rs 1500 Jio Phone
started on August 24 against payment of a refundable deposit of Rs 500.
The remainder Rs 1,000 has to be paid by the customer when the company
starts delivering the handsets. The entire amount will be refunded
against the return of the phone after three years.
According to CyberMedia Research, a
total of 61.8 million mobiles were shipped in the second quarter of
2017. With 6 million units of sale, Jio Phone is estimated to account
for around 10 per cent of India’s total mobile phone market in a
quarter.
Reliance Jio Chairman Mukesh Ambani had
announced that voice calling for customers of Jio Phone would always be
free and they would get unlimited data for a month against a payment of
Rs 153.
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