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WhatsApp bans over 1.8 million bad accounts in India in March

The company said that it also received 597 grievance reports in the same month from the country, and the accounts "actioned" were 74

WhatsApp working on multi-device linking feature for phones and tablets

This is a significant advance from the past when multi-devices could only be run via a desktop client or web browser

WhatsApp confirms giving cashback for making digital payments in India

The company is giving away Rs 11 cashback up to three times by sending money to three different contacts via unified payments interface (UPI) on WhatsApp

In India push, WhatsApp plans cashback for peer transfers, merchant payment

The latest move comes days after WhatsApp won regulatory approval to more than double its payments offering to 100 million users in India

LinkedIn most likely to be imitated in phishing attempts in Q1: Report

According to cybersecurity firm Check Point, the report highlighted the brands that hackers most often imitated in the first three months of this year

WhatsApp adding option to hide 'Last Seen' status from specific contacts

With the feature now in beta testing on both Android and iOS, it likely will not be long until it is officially available on WhatsApp, the report said

WhatsApp to bring emojis in chats, allow 32 people in group voice call

WhatsApp will first allow users to react with six key emoji but will add more going forward, so that people can quickly share their opinion without flooding chats with new messages.

Mumbai Metro One launches 'e-ticket on WhatsApp' facility for passengers

Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) which operates metro service on the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar route in the city on Thursday launched an 'e-ticket on WhatsApp' facility.

WhatsApp to bet big on payments in India after NPCI nod for 100 mn users

Monthly volume of transactions has stagnated on the platform in the past six months, but value of transactions has doubled

WhatsApp to allow 32 people in group voice call, larger file sharing

At present, only eight people can be added in a group voice call using the mobile app, and the size of each file to be exchanged among the users should not exceed 1 GB

WhatsApp building new feature to organise groups for businesses, school

Admins will be able to remove errant or problematic messages from everyone's chats

Meta-owned WhatsApp likely to roll out new drawing tool features

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is likely to roll out a new drawing tool features for its users.

WhatsApp bans over 1.4 mn bad accounts in India in Feb

WhatsApp on Friday said that it banned 1,426,000 bad accounts in India in the month of February in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021

You can now listen to WhatsApp voice messages before hitting send

Messaging platform WhatsApp announces slew of new features to make voice notes more dynamic on the platform, says seven billion voice messages are sent on platform every day

WhatsApp to increase maximum file transfer size to 2 GB: Report

Meta-owned encrypted messaging service WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that will allow users to share bigger-sized files and media with others over their platform.

Jharkhand HC directs CBI to implead WhatsApp chief in judge murder case

Additional District Judge Uttam Anand, 49, was run over by an autorickshaw while he was out jogging on July 28, 2021

Meta-owned WhatsApp starts rolling out multi-device support to all users

Meta-owned encrypted messaging service WhatsApp has started rolling out the much-awaited multi-device support for all users.

Russia finds Meta guilty of 'extremist activity', says WhatsApp can stay

Russia banned Facebook for restricting access to Russian media while Instagram was blocked after Meta said it would allow social media users in Ukraine to post messages urging violence against Putin

WhatsApp introduces Code Verify extension to add extra security to web app

Instant messaging application WhatsApp has rolled out a new extension for adding extra security to its web app.As per GSM Arena, the extension is called Code Verify and its sole purpose is to ensure the web version of WhatsApp is secure enough and the end-to-end encryption has not been compromised.WhatsApp said that the web app is naturally less resilient against attacks. So the Code Verify ensures the same level of security as a native app on Windows, iOS or Android.

WhatsApp Web adds a security layer that works like a 'traffic light'

Code Verify has been made available as a web browser extension that automatically verifies the authenticity of the WhatsApp Web code being served to a user's browser