Back in March, it emerged that WhatsApp would be launching a subscription service, and today it’s actually been confirmed. WhatsApp is officially testing WhatsApp Plus. It costs €2.49 per month in Europe, PKR 229 per month in Pakistan, and MXN 29 per month in Mexico.
If you subscribe, you get access to exclusive premium stickers, the ability to change your app theme by choosing from 18 colors, and even choose a custom icon for WhatsApp – this will be shown on your phone’s home screen and in its app drawer.
WhatsApp Plus Features: stickers, themes, icons
You can also pin up to 20 chats with WhatsApp Plus for easy access (this is more than the limit of 3 you get if you’re not a subscriber). Additionally, you get access to 10 unique premium ringtones, and you can apply certain settings to multiple chats and groups that you’ve added to a specific custom list.
For example, you can set a theme to apply to all conversations in a specific list, and when you add a new conversation to that list, the theme will automatically be applied to it as well.
WhatsApp Plus Features: Pinning, Ringtones, Lists
WhatsApp Plus is currently only available to a limited number of users, as it is still in testing. It will undoubtedly expand its reach soon. The paid plan seems to be focused on Android for the time being, with WhatsApp support for iOS planned for later. All basic features of WhatsApp, including end-to-end encryption, will remain free. WhatsApp hasn’t removed any core features and added them to the paid plan – all of the Plus features are new.
