Reliance JioPhone users will soon be able to install WhatsApp. After successful completion of the trials, for the first time, WhatsApp will be available for JioPhone users across India, the company said in a release. WhatsApp has built a new version of its private messaging app for JioPhone, which runs on Jio-KaiOS, to give people a simple, reliable, and secure way to communicate with friends and family.

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Jio said that the new app will offer the best of WhatsApp including fast and reliable messaging and the ability to send photos and videos — all end-to-end encrypted. It's also easy to record and send voice messages with just couple taps on the keypad. To get started, JioPhone users only need to verify their phone number and then they can begin chatting with other WhatsApp users one-on-one or in groups, said the release. 

How to download/Install WhatsApp on JioPhone

- WhatsApp is available on the JioPhone AppStore from September 10, 2018. It will be available for all JioPhones by 20th September 2018

- JioPhone users can download WhatsApp on both the JioPhone and the JioPhone 2 by visiting the AppStore and clicking on download.

JioPhone was launched by Reliance Retail Limited. The company claims it has become the largest selling phone in India.  Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited director Akash Ambani said, “During this movement of connecting the unconnected, many partners came forward to strengthen the cause. One such partner who has really stood by us from the beginning is Facebook and its ecosystem. The result of one such partnership is out for the world to see today. We will be providing WhatsApp, the most used chat application in the world, on all JioPhones starting today. Jio wants to thank the Facebook and WhatsApp team for making this happen.”