Dailymirror News Alerts now on Whatsapp

Dailymirror readers can now sign up to get news alerts sent directly to their mobile phones with a new service using the messaging app Whatsapp.

The free service is a first of its kind for a Sri Lankan newspaper using the popular messaging app and readers can subscribe to receive key news alerts.  Whatsapp is one of the widely used messaging platforms with an estimated 800 million users worldwide and the app works across all major Smartphone platforms such as Apple, Android, Windows and Blackberry.

Dailymirror Whatsapp subscribers will get key news bulletins of its top stories, breaking news alerts, pictures and videos. Story links contained within the alerts will be for its mobile friendly website.  

The Dailymirror Whatsapp uses the broadcast function so subscribers’ details will be kept undisclosed from other users. The Dailymirror will also not share readers’ information with any other third party, hence the subscribers’ privacy would be protected.  To sign up for this service, download Whatsapp and ensure notifications are switched on. Save the Whatsapp number 0773 780 980 as ‘Dailymirror Whatsapp’. Send a Whatsapp message on 0773 780 980 in the following manner: DM (space) <Your Full Name>. Once you are added to the News broadcast list, you will receive the News Alerts.