The ministry has asked NPCI to verify compliance with WhatsApp payment it scales up its service
The messaging app will partner HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank to process the transfers, and State Bank of India will join once it has the necessary systems in place
Among the new features is group descriptions, wherein a short blurb will appear under the group info tab that allows users to set the purpose, guidelines, or topics for the group
The app's beta v2.18.113 for Android devices has been enabled to request money from other users based on Unified Payment Interface (UPI), along with the ability to download deleted media files
People can be added to groups via public links or directly by an administrator
This comes at a time when Facebook users are uninstalling apps they got connected with long ago via 'Facebook log-in' after the social media platform was hit by a major data breach
Recently, Facebook come under scrutiny after reports emerged that the data analytics company Cambridge Analytica accessed the company's user data for over 50 million accounts without their permission
The platform has decided to choose 24 hours as time reference because a user can delete a message for everyone and the recipient's phone might be turned off
The regulator could pursue the matter by moving court against WhatsApp, experts said
When a message is forwarded a lot of times, you can notice the label on the bubble
In the latest beta, the instant messaging app allows to add group description to group chats. As of now, the description can be edited by members of the group
WhatsApp currently has over 200 million monthly active users in India
Business accounts will allow them to set up automatic greetings, see statistics about their messaging and set up a profile page with hours of operation and other information
The app was down just a few minutes past midnight into the new year.
WABetaInfo said that the option will only be available in group chats
The Private Replies feature will let users reply privately to a person within a group
The features will be available once WhatsApp enables it for all users
The outage was most acute in northern Europe and Brazil
No information yet on the availability of such features in Google Android devices anytime soon; going by past updates, however, the two features might find their way to Android devices soon
Below are examples of the numbers being circulated with an explanation of local market abbreviations and terms.