WhatsApp Users

Reportedly, WhatsApp now lets you post short-term updates in recently renewed About section with timers, emojis, and chat bubbles, offering a new way to share your availability

Many believe raising the minimum age for social media access will give children more time to develop important skills such as digital literacy, impulse control, and critical thinking

Reportedly, WhatsApp beta for iOS adds third-party chat support, letting users message people from other supported apps directly within WhatsApp for cross-platform chats

WhatsApp's new Apple Watch app lets users read messages, reply, send voice notes, and react to chats directly from their wrist while keeping chats secure

Reportedly, WhatsApp is introducing a unified call hub on iOS with shortcuts, call scheduling, and a dialer for faster, more organised communication

eSafety Commissioner has written to 16 firms, warning that the ban may apply to their services and encouraging them to use the 'self-assessment' tool

WhatsApp beta for Android adds new status privacy chips, letting users quickly manage who sees their updates directly from the editor screen

Reportedly, WhatsApp's latest beta update for Android introduces threaded replies, making group chats clearer by grouping responses under the original message

Reportedly, WhatsApp on Windows is moving away from the native app foundation in favour of a web-based version, likely to streamline development process

WhatsApp is testing an in-app document scanner for Android users, allowing document capture and PDF conversion within the app itself. Beta rollout is now underway

The official declined to say who, specifically, was targeted or where they were geographically, saying only that targets included an unspecified number of civil society and media figures

Lifts CCI's 5-year ban on company's data-sharing practices in the country

The Ministry of Home Affairs has blocked over 17,000 WhatsApp accounts linked to digital arrest frauds, following an investigation that uncovered international cybercrime networks

India is getting ready to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi. This 10-day festival will begin on September 7, 2024. Here's how to download WhatsApp stickers to share with friends and family

The update introduces a new "Event" icon accessible through the paperclip menu within group chats, allowing users to seamlessly create and manage events

In 2020, the antitrust agency sued Meta alleging that it monopolized the personal social networking market by buying up emerging rivals

According to WABetaInfo, this feature is currently rolling out to all WhatsApp iOS and Android users

Users will be able to easily mute or end the call directly, removing the need to navigate back to the call screen

The messaging app has the highest user base in India with more than 500 million active users

The Meta-owned WhatsApp recently improved its message pinning feature, allowing users to pin three messages in, including media, audio notes etc. in a chat