The app has a new way of displaying anonymous avatars in group chats. What you need to know WhatsApp group chat participants whose profile pictures are not visible are no longer being shown as generic silhouettes with colorful backgrounds, at least for some beta testers. As spotted by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp for Android has replaced the generic avatars in […]
WhatsApp is the go-to communications app for millions of smartphone users around the globe. Meta has done a fine job of keeping the platform alive and well after taking over the mantle. Thanks to WhatsApp’s owner Meta, we’ve been enjoying new feature drops on WhatsApp on the regular. WhatsApp rolled out a neat privacy feature […]
It is only very recently that WhatsApp beta users were given the ability to use the chat app across multiple phones. Now the company has announced that the feature is being rolled out globally to all users. It has been possible for some time to sign into a single WhatsApp account on multiple device, but only […]
The most popular instant messaging app, WhatsApp, is on a spree of adding new features to enhance the user experience. The latest report suggests that you will soon be able to add a description to forwarded files on Android smartphones. This feature helps users by negating the need to explain things over and over again. The recipient can […]
What you need to know WhatsApp has frequently rolled out privacy-focused capabilities meant to give you a bit more control over the media files and messages you share on the messaging app, chief among them being the ephemeral message feature. In another nod to privacy, WhatsApp is apparently toying with a new feature that allows […]
Communities allow you to centrally manage all of your WhatsApp groups Also, you’re not continuously scrolling through Chats when you need to find a group. Although features such as 32-people voice and video calls are yet to roll out, creating communities is possible on your favorite Android phones and tablets, including iOS devices. If you’d like to […]
You can also see all of the groups that you share with a friend What you need to know WhatsApp is making it a lot easier to control who can and cannot join a group chat as part of a bunch of features rolling out to the messaging platform. One of the updates allows admins […]
Whatsapp is taking a more proactive approach to filtering out spam as it may soon begin automatically silencing calls from unknown numbers. The feature is fittingly called Silence Unknown Callers, according to WABetaInfo, giving users the choice of whether or not they want phone calls from people outside of their contacts. It’ll find its home in […]
If you send images in WhatsApp, the receiver does not get them in their original quality. Even if you send a high-quality image, WhatsApp compresses it and reduces its size and quality for faster transfer. However, the Meta-owned chat messenger is now working on the ability to send images in their original quality. Last month, […]
You might finally be able to send a photo in its original quality on WhatsApp for Android. As reported by WaBetaInfo, WhatsApp for Android has rolled out its latest beta software, version 2.23.2.11. Contained within the beta, among other things, is the ability to send a photo in its original quality. Up until now, WhatsApp users on Android […]
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