WhatsApp has introduced new features for group chats, including improved polls, the new @all mention option, and a simpler way to create new group chats from existing groups. Announcing the updates, the company noted that more than 100 million people in the U.S. use WhatsApp, while the platform has over 3 billion users globally. Continue reading “WhatsApp group chats get @all mentions, improved polls and easier group creation”
WhatsApp has released a set of New Year-themed features for 2026 as the platform prepares for its highest-usage day of the year. The New Year period consistently records the largest volume of messaging and calling activity on the service as users connect with friends and family across regions and time zones. Continue reading “WhatsApp adds New Year 2026 stickers, video call effects, and Status animations”
Three new privacy features for WhatsApp, including online status, previous participants, and screenshot blocking, were introduced by Mark Zuckerberg in August on Facebook. And now, according to the report from WABetaInfo, WhatsApp appears to be releasing its latest version of view-once images and videos to stop others from capturing a screenshot or a screen recording of them. Some beta testers who get the latest beta from the Play Store could probably have this feature right now. Continue reading “WhatsApp rolls out Screenshot blocking, Group Polls in beta”
