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Whatsapp rolling out 'groups in common' section within search bar on beta

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature for some beta testers on Android and iOS which allows users to see a list of groups they have in common

WhatsApp likely to limit polls to only one choice on Android beta

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on limiting polls to only one choice on Android beta

WhatsApp's new feature on iOS lets users extract text from images

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is widely rolling out the 'Text detection' feature on iOS which allows users to extract text right out of an image

Assam boards question paper sold for up to Rs 3,000 on WhatsApp: Police

Investigations have revealed that the General Science question paper of class 10 state board examination in Assam were sold for up to Rs 3,000 on WhatsApp, Director-General of Police Gyanendra Pratap Singh said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters, Singh said WhatsApp's assistance was being sought to identify the origin of the leak of the question paper. "The investigation has revealed that the question paper of the General Science examination were sold for anything between Rs 100 and Rs 3,000. We have found that somewhere it was sold for Rs 100, somewhere for Rs 200-300, and it went up to Rs 3,000. Assistance is being sought from WhatsApp to identify the origin of the leak," he said. "I am happy with the investigation and the progress we made over the last three days. Hopefully, we will crack this case soon. We will send some more packets of the question paper from upper Assam to the CID headquarters for the purpose of the investigation," he added. The General Science question paper

National consumer helpline number to be integrated with WhatsApp

The government is working towards integrating the national consumer helpline number (1915) with WhatsApp, which would enable consumers across the country to lodge their complaints against any product

Meta-owned WhatsApp widely rolling out voice status updates on iOS

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is widely rolling out the 'voice status updates' feature on iOS

WhatsApp rolling out profile icons within group chats on Android beta

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature on Android beta which will display profile icons within group chats

WhatsApp rolling out 'multi-selection' feature for messages on Windows beta

With the new feature, users can select multiple messages after clicking on "Select" within the context menu of a conversation

WhatsApp to roll out 'approve new participants' feature to beta testers

Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new feature -- "approve new participants" in group settings for some beta testers on Android and iOS

Safety law likely to shut UK WhatsApp services, says Will Cathcart

The Online Safety Bill before Parliament could effectively make the service's privacy features illegal

WhatsApp says will leave UK market if forced to stop end-to-end protection

New measures in the law include tougher and quicker criminal sanctions for tech bosses and new criminal offences for falsifying and destroying data

Meta-owned WhatsApp rolls out 21 new emojis to some Android beta testers

According to the report, some users may be able to access the new emojis from the official WhatsApp keyboard starting today, even on different versions of the app

WhatsApp rolling out 'Push name within chat list' feature on iOS beta

This feature will make it easier for the users to understand who the unknown contact is without any need to save the number as a new contact

Meta-owned WhatsApp working on new 'text editor' for iOS beta: Report

The new text editor is currently under development and is expected to be released in a future update of the application, the report said

WhatsApp may soon let users set expiration date for groups on iOS beta

Users will also likely be able to change or remove an expiration date which was set before if they change their mind

WhatsApp to clearly outline how its privacy updates will affect EU users

WhatsApp confirmed that users' personal data are not shared with third-parties or other Meta companies -- including Facebook -- for advertising purposes

WhatsApp may bring feature to let users 'mute calls' from unknown numbers

Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly developing a new feature, "silence unknown callers", which will allow users to mute calls from unknown numbers while still showing them in the calls list

WhatsApp working on new chat attachment menu for iOS beta: Report

The new chat attachment menu is currently under development and is expected to release in a future update of the application, the report said

WhatsApp brings dual panel interface for tablets running Android

According to GSM Arena, the two-panel UI makes a lot more sense on tablets than just an enlarged version of the phone Design, so hopefully, the same reasoning will apply here

WhatsApp to roll out 'Report status updates' feature on Android beta

With the new feature, users can report any status update that might violate the Terms of Service, which will then be sent to the company's moderation team