Black Dot emoji message could crash Android messaging apps

WhatsApp Bug

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β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€β€Žβ€can’t touch this” can trigger the bug. 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Facebook introduces ‘Clear History’ tool to delete browsing history, Dating service; WhatsApp to get group calling and stickers

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At the Facebook F8 event, the company has made some significant announcements to its products. One of them is the new ‘Clear History’ tool to delete browsing history amidst the privacy concerns.Β  Continue reading “Facebook introduces ‘Clear History’ tool to delete browsing history, Dating service; WhatsApp to get group calling and stickers”

WhatApp raises minimum age in Europe to 16 ahead of new privacy law changes, will soon let you download data it collects

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WhatsApp today announced that it is raising the minimum age to use their services from 13 to 16 in Europe ahead of the newΒ privacy law changes. These new data law changes come into force next month. In the next few weeks, WhatsApp will ask users to confirm if they areΒ at least 16 years old when they are prompted to agree with new terms of service and a privacy policy provided by a new WhatsApp Ireland Ltd entity. Continue reading “WhatApp raises minimum age in Europe to 16 ahead of new privacy law changes, will soon let you download data it collects”

WhatsApp for Android beta and iOS gets ‘dismiss as admin’ feature

WhatsApp iOS, Android Dismiss As Admin

WhatsApp is now rolling outΒ ‘dismiss as admin’ feature for Android and iOS which is long overdue. WhatsApp was first found testing this feature back in January 2018. This feature will let group administrators demote other admins, but group creators can’t be dismissed from being anΒ admin.Β  Continue reading “WhatsApp for Android beta and iOS gets ‘dismiss as admin’ feature”

WhatsApp beta for Android brings locked audio recordings

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WhatsApp is rolling out a new beta update for Android bringing the much-talked locked audio recordings feature. The latest beta update brings the app version toΒ 2.18.102. For locked audio recordings feature, you will have to tapΒ the β€œmic” icon in the chat and, after 0.5 seconds, WhatsApp will show the lock microphone button.Β  Continue reading “WhatsApp beta for Android brings locked audio recordings”

WhatsApp beta for Android now lets you notify your contacts when number is changed

WhatsApp change numberWhatsApp is currently working on improving its Change number feature on iOS, Android and Windows phone. When someone gets a new number or changes his number on WhatsApp, it migrates the data to the new number preserving the chat history and will be automatically gets added to the groups that the old number is present and notifies group members.Β  Continue reading “WhatsApp beta for Android now lets you notify your contacts when number is changed”

WhatsApp beta for Android finally brings QR Code Payments Option

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WhatsApp rolled out Payments option back in February, though it is currently under testing with limited functionality, the company is slowly refining the feature. Now the company has brought the ability to make payments using the QR Code.Β  Continue reading “WhatsApp beta for Android finally brings QR Code Payments Option”

WhatsApp reportedly working on bringing support for JioPhone powered by KaiOS

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WhatsApp is said to be working on bringing its chat application toΒ KaiOS that is currently powering the JioPhone in India and the upcomingΒ Nokia 8110 4GΒ that was introduced recently. Since JioPhone is a sensation in India, companies like Google and Facebook have already bought their Assistant and Core apps for KaiOS platform. Continue reading “WhatsApp reportedly working on bringing support for JioPhone powered by KaiOS”

WhatsApp Group description available to all iOS and Android users

WhatsApp rolled out the groupΒ description for Android beta back in February and now it is rolling out the featureΒ to iOS as well. The functionality is available to users who have updated WhatsApp toΒ 2.18.31.Β  Continue reading “WhatsApp Group description available to all iOS and Android users”

WhatsApp for iOS extends ‘delete for everyone’ duration to more than an hour

WhatsApp for Android earlier this month got the new extended time for ‘Delete for Everyone’ fromΒ 7 minutes or 420 seconds to 4096 seconds which is about 68 minutes and 16 seconds. Now the company has rolled out the same for iOS. WhatsApp with V2.18.31 for iOS and Windows phone also gets the new 1 hour, 8 minutes and 16 seconds for deleting a message. Continue reading “WhatsApp for iOS extends ‘delete for everyone’ duration to more than an hour”

WhatsApp beta for Android gets adaptive launcher icon

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WhatsApp V2.18.74 beta for Android bringsΒ adaptive launcher icon which is a part of the Android O. The latest icon looks almost similar to the one that we have seen years agoΒ replacing the older more shadowy one. Continue reading “WhatsApp beta for Android gets adaptive launcher icon”

BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram over patent infringement

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BlackBerry today announced that it is suing Facebook, and its subsidiaries; Instagram and WhatsApp under the ground that these apps copiedΒ features like unread count from BlackBerry’sΒ proprietary and patent-protected Messenger app,Β known as BBM.Β  Continue reading “BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram over patent infringement”

WhatsApp beta for Android extends ‘delete for everyone’ duration to more than an hour

WhatsApp Delete for Everyone

WhatsApp beta for Android with V2.18.69 has extended ‘delete for everyone’ duration from 7 minutes or 420 seconds to 4096 seconds which is about 68 minutes and 16 seconds or 1 hour, 8 minutes and 16 seconds. Along with this, WhatsApp has rolled out two more new beta updates to Android theΒ V2.18.70 that brings fixes to GIF crashes andΒ 2.18.71 adds changes to voice note sending icon in a chat window. Continue reading “WhatsApp beta for Android extends ‘delete for everyone’ duration to more than an hour”

NPCI gives nod to WhatsApp Payments BHIM UPI beta, says interoperability must for public launch

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NPCI;Β The National Payments Corporation of India, the underdog for all digital payments in the country, said that all partnering bodies must follow set or predefined rules andΒ UPI guidelines to make theΒ platform interoperable. This was in context to the speculation of Paytm accusing NPCIΒ giving out favoring setbacks toΒ Whatsapp for its Payments platform. Continue reading “NPCI gives nod to WhatsApp Payments BHIM UPI beta, says interoperability must for public launch”

WhatsApp web client gets new login design, WhatsApp for iPad to get voice calling support soon

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WhatsApp’s web client gets a new update which brings it to version number V0.2.8299. The latest update brings new login pageΒ design, deleting every reference about supported OS. On the other hand, WhatsApp for iPads to getΒ voice calls support soon according to recent discoveries of Wabetainfo. Continue reading “WhatsApp web client gets new login design, WhatsApp for iPad to get voice calling support soon”