New York (NY Today) Instant messaging application WhatsApp has announced the introduction of a new feature that users will have to pay to use.

The Meta subsidiary has announced the introduction of several new changes soon. However, the platform has assured its 1.5 billion users that no changes will be made to the main chat page. The biggest change among these changes is being brought to the channels and statuses feature.

For the first time, channel owners will be given the option to add a subscription fee, which will allow members to pay a monthly fee to get the latest updates. In addition, users will also be able to advertise their channels by paying some price.

About charges

We don’t charge for sending messages and media, or making voice and video calls on there.

WhatsApp stopped charging subscription fees in 2016.

Using WhatsApp requires an internet connection through either a mobile data network or Wi-Fi. Data charges may apply for these services. For information about data charges, contact your mobile provider.

Data charges might also apply if you’re roaming, or using your device’s default messaging or calling system.

For example:

• You sent invitations to your contacts via SMS/MMS to join WhatsApp.
• You were SMS/MMS messaging contacts who don’t have a WhatsApp account. Both you and your contact must have WhatsApp installed on your devices to send and receive free messages and media over WhatsApp.

You can monitor your Whatsapp data usage in Settings.

To see how much data you’ve used:

1. Tap 
2. Tap Settings > Storage and data.
3. Tap Network usage.

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About data roaming charges

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