It's revealed: JioPhone wont be compatible with WhatsApp

The widely anticipated JioPhone from Reliance Jio wont be compatible with the highly demanded and favorite instant messaging app WhatsApp. As revealed by people within the company who wanted to be anonymous, the VoLTE integrated smartphones and devices are not WhatsApp compatible. This news may hold true for the initial days at least before any changes are done by Jio regarding the same

The smartphone will be rolled out with a plethora of integrated Jio apps like JioTV, JioChat and with other popular apps like YouTube and Facebook. Also to be encompassed is the Prime Minister's Namo App.
As per sources, it is predicted that this smartphone will operate on the KAI OS which is a modification of the Firefox OS. At present, WhatsApp compatibility is ruled out. Yet, times are subject to change where WhatsApp will be added to the device as the updates are incessantly launched in the future. Further, the device is not integrated with hotspot connection. The reason behind the same remains unclear where it could be related to insufficiently performing hardware or restrictions associated with the software.

The device was disclosed at RIL's 40th yearly general meeting by the chairman where the pricing associated with the same is zero rupees. However, talks are rife that the brand will charge a fee related to security deposit of 1500Rs so as to eliminate the possibly malicious use of the device. The amount will be refunded in three years time.

Presently the device will be launched for beta testing come the 15th of August. The pre-booking deals will commence on August 24th and the device will be finally launched in September on a first-come-first-serve systematic approach.

The JioPhone is also featured with an inbuilt digital companion along with support related to voice commands. It is also compatible with 22 Indian languages in addition.

Apart from that, the brand has assured that NFC payment feature will be integrated with the devices sometime late in this year. It will be rolled out as a software update.

Reliance Jio is busy with organizing several tariffs for the yet to debut device. The tariff associated with the plans range from Rs 23 till Rs 309. The threshold associated with the FUP for these plans is positioned at 500 MB per day and the local voice calls are free of cost.

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