--- title: "WhatsApp tests new birthday feature in contact info" description: "Most outlets reported that WhatsApp is testing a new birthday field in contact information, highlighting its convenience for users. The News International described it as a feature that could save users from checking their calendar app, while BOL News emphasized the feature's potential to help users avoid missing a friend's birthday." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/10446-whatsapp-to-add-birthday-notifications site: HarZaviya language: en --- # WhatsApp tests new birthday feature in contact info technology · updated 26 Sep 2026, 8:55 PM PKT · 24–26 Sep 2026 · 5 articles from 3 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 26 Sep 2026 — WhatsApp tests new birthday feature in contact info (2 outlets) > Most outlets reported that WhatsApp is testing a new birthday field in contact information, highlighting its convenience for users. The News International described it as a feature that could save users from checking their calendar app, while BOL News emphasized the feature's potential to help users avoid missing a friend's birthday. - **BOL News** — [WhatsApp tests birthday feature to help users never miss a friend's big day](https://www.bolnews.com/technology/whatsapp-tests-birthday-feature-to-help-users-never-miss-a-friends-big-day) · 26 Sep 2026, 8:55 PM PKT > WhatsApp is testing a new birthday field in contact information that could let iPhone users quickly check saved birthdays without opening a calendar app. - **The News International** — [WhatsApp tests birthday dates in contact info screen](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1417705-whatsapp-tests-birthday-dates-in-contact-info-screen) · 26 Sep 2026, 2:13 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > WhatsApp is quietly building a feature that could save users a trip to their calendar app every time they want to check a friend's birthday. The company is testing a dedicated birthday field inside the contact info screen, spotted in the iOS beta... ### 24 Sep 2026 — WhatsApp to add birthday reminders to its contacts tab (2 outlets) > Most outlets reported that WhatsApp is developing a birthday reminder feature for its new Contacts tab on iOS. The News International led with the idea that WhatsApp wants to make saved birthdays more visible, while Minute Mirror focused on the notification aspect and how it would allow users to receive reminders without manually entering dates into the app. - **Minute Mirror** — [WhatsApp to add birthday notifications](https://minutemirror.com.pk/whatsapp-to-add-birthday-notifications-634868/) · 24 Sep 2026, 7:05 PM PKT > WhatsApp is developing a birthday reminder feature for its new Contacts tab on iOS, allowing users to receive birthday notifications without having to manually enter the dates into WhatsApp. - **The News International** — [WhatsApp to add birthday reminders to its contacts tab](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1417438-whatsapp-to-add-birthday-reminders-to-its-contacts-tab) · 24 Sep 2026, 3:01 PM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing > You already save birthdays in your phone's address book; WhatsApp just wants to put that information where you'll actually see it.The company is developing a birthday reminder feature for a new Contacts tab on iOS, one that surfaces the date... 5 articles from 3 outlets, 24–26 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.