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iPhone users can finally send WhatsApp messages offline

Haven't you heard? Offline is the new online... well, sort of. On Monday,  WhatsApp , the popular Facebook-owned messenger, welcomed iOS users to the world of offline messaging. The app's latest iOS update allows iPhone users to engage in offline message queueing, so they can prep messages to send while they're waiting for a connection and quickly keep their conversations going when they regain one. SEE ALSO:  This article about WhatsApp made security experts furious Users can now tap "send" on multiple written messages when they don't have a wireless connection, and once a connection is reestablished, those queued messages will be sent automatically. It's a helpful feature, especially when you're stuck on the subway or walking through a dead zone. While  Business Insider  reported the  ability  to queue messages offline has  been available  on Android devices since at least June 2016, the send button was simply disabled for WhatsApp