WhatsApp has a fairly fast update rate and this is natural because the functions that are made available to all users have previously been tested for months in WhatsApp Beta. Therefore, it is not urgent to access the excellent experimental versions of the messaging application, which, by the way, are also available for WhatsApp Web.

However, you may want to try out the new features that are coming before all of us, or you may be a user who is keen on the latest innovations on your Android mobile phone. In that case, Enter WhatsApp beta Very easy through the Play Store. Or not, because almost always the areas available to users are quite scarce. This makes it a challenge that we can easily face to be successful: we explain it to you.

When you enter the WhatsApp beta version, you will be told all the news

If you want to be informed about the latest news coming to WhatsApp, you can download it from Xataka Android Comprehensive coverage of every feature coming to betaHowever, if you want to try it yourself, you have no choice but to access the beta via the official Android store, the Play Store.

You probably know this and have visited the link that directs you to the WhatsApp beta version, but unfortunately you have seen the resounding message that excludes you from this possibility:

Thank you for your interest in becoming a tester for WhatsApp Messenger. However, at this time, the testing program for WhatsApp Messenger has reached the maximum number of testers that can participate and is not accepting any more testers.

It basically tells us that beta user quota is fulland the truth is that it has been this way for a long time. The gaps are almost non-existent, and not for nothing, few people will leave after making the effort to get in. Even so, this is the usual procedure for this entry:

• Open a web browser on your Android mobile device or computer.
• Enter this link which will direct you to the WhatsApp Beta tab in the Play Store.
• Don’t forget to sign in with your personal Google account.
• If you’re lucky enough to have an empty slot, clicking “Become a tester” will put you in the WhatsApp beta (or “Become a tester” if it appears in Spanish). Otherwise, you’ll have to reload the page until you see empty slots.

Because yes, the way to find a place is to… insist. You need to repeat the process until by chance you come across an empty space in the beta program. However, we will explain how to do this check automatically so that you do not have to press the F5 key on the keyboard (or on the mobile screen).

This is how you can automate the process of accessing WhatsApp beta on Android

For this automatic procedure we will need a computer: it will not work from a smartphone. Of course, it has very few requirements and everything will be ready in just a few minutes. You must use a Chromium browser such as Google Chrome and we will insist that you enter the WhatsApp beta program through a free extension:

• Open your Chromium or Google Chrome browser: you will need to install Auto Refresh Plus.
• Once installed, go to the WhatsApp Beta tab and Sign in with your Google account.
• Click on the Auto Renewal Plus extension.
• In the time range selector, set “5 seconds” and select “Forced refresh”.

• Then go to the “Page Monitor” tab and click on “Become a tester» inside the text box (or «Become a tester» if the text on the website is in Spanish), press Enter.
• In the Auto-click section, check the “Auto-click on link” option and click the “Start” button at the top.

This extension will automate the refresh of the WhatsApp page and look for the button that puts us in the beta program. Since the extension itself is responsible for clicking on the aforementioned button, when this happens We will officially enter WhatsApp beta for AndroidYou may need to leave your computer on for a few hours until the magic happens.

This is the message Google Play shows us when it accepts us into a beta program like WhatsApp

Finally, you will see the message you see above. It will just remain On your Android mobile device, go to the Play Store and tap “Update”. You will see that the name of the app has changed in the Google store, now showing “WhatsApp Messenger (beta)”. Now we can try all the new features before other users and without the need to install APKs or do strange experiments.

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