New options to unlock WhatsApp incoming? What you need to know WhatsApp continues to work hard to ensure its users’ privacy, with recent examples including rolling out blocking screenshots of profile pictures and beta testing an end-to-end encryption indicator to tell users whether or not their conversations are secure. The newest update further seeks to protect users by improving […]
Meta Platforms Inc. experienced an outage this afternoon that made Facebook, Instagram and Threads inaccessible worldwide for about two hours. The first user reports of downtime started emerging around 10 a.m. EST. Meta confirmed the outage shortly thereafter, stating in a note on its status page that “we are aware of an issue impacting Facebook Login. Our […]
WhatsApp, the ubiquitous messaging platform, announced today a suite of new text formatting features for enhanced communication across its iOS, Android, web, and Mac platforms. These features, including bulleted and numbered lists, block quotes, and inline code, empower users to present information with greater clarity and organization. Previously limited to bold, italic, strikethrough, and monospace […]
WhatsApp is developing its own Bluetooth sharing feature for users nearby. It will be available in a future version of the app, which now has more than 2.7 billion users. As per WABetaInfo, the trusted source for WhatsApp scoops, the Meta-owned app is in the works on a Bluetooth file-sharing tool for nearby users. To use […]
WhatsApp has rolled out a new option that lets users on iPhone share photos and video over the messaging platform in their original quality. Here’s how it works and how to use it. Previously, WhatsApp users could only send media in high resolution or “HD quality.” But while that is a welcome improvement that addressing the service’s low quality […]
View Once feature on WhatsApp web and desktop is making a return after a year. WhatsApp has a wide variety of features that cater to different messaging needs of different users. One such feature is View Once which lets users share media files that can only be viewed once. It used to be available across all major […]
Considering how AI is slowly taking over everything, it is safe to say that we are going to be seeing the implementation on a number of platforms. Not only that, on-device generative AI is becoming a thing next year, and now, WhatsApp is also preparing an AI chatbot, but it is currently under beta, so […]
WhatsApp is introducing the ability to log into two accounts at the same time within the app on a single device. As TechCrunch reports, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed the feature is coming soon on Facebook, followed by the WhatsApp blog stating it’s available today: “Today, we’re introducing the ability to have two WhatsApp accounts logged in at the same time. Helpful […]
The EU (European Union) regulations for 2024 require companies like Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft to enable interoperability with third-party messaging platforms. In line with this, Meta has taken the first step towards bringing cross-platform messaging to WhatsApp. According to new reports, a new screen titled ‘Third-party Chats’ is visible on the latest beta version of WhatsApp. As […]
After introducing the ability to share HD photos early this month, the messaging app adds the ability to videos. What you need to know WhatsApp recently added the ability to share photos in HD alongside the “standard” quality. While that was a welcome change, the Meta-owned platform is introducing the capability to share videos in […]
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