WhatsApp is inching closer to add the much awaited feature that will allow use to recall sent messages. The Facebook owned messaging app is working on developing the feature that lets users recall a message till up to five minutes. This feature is coming to v2.17.30+ for iPhone first, but will also hit Android and Web.
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WhatsApp has updated its iPhone app with a bunch of new features. The update which bumps the app to version 2.17.30 brings albums, filters and reply shortcut to iPhone users. Continue reading “WhatsApp for iPhone updated with albums, filters and reply shortcut”
WhatsApp has officially rolled out pinned chats feature for all Android users. The feature that was available in beta until now makes it easier for users to pin messages at the top of the chat screen. Once pinned, a conversation stays on top of the list even if you are getting messages from other users. Continue reading “WhatsApp officially rolls out pinned chats feature for all Android users”
If you come across a website that offers you WhatsApp in different colours, ignore it. A fake website claiming to offer different-coloured skins for WhatsApp is making rounds and it is advised not to fall for it as it is an adware. Continue reading “Beware of the fake WhatsApp URL that is misleading users to install adware”
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WhatsApp is taking further efforts to make its app even safer. The Facebook owned messaging service has discreetly added end-to-end encryption to iCloud backup. The latest move comes from WhatsApp an year after it rolled out end-to-end encryption for all communication.
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WhatsApp has revealed some important insights about its video calling feature specific to Indian users. The Facebook owned instant messaging site says India is the top country for the video calling feature in terms of total minutes per day. Continue reading “WhatsApp’s 200M MAUs in India clock over 50 million video calling minutes per day”
Facebook-owned WhatsApp went down for a few hours before it came back online. First it went down only in select regions, soon it was down in several countries globally. Earlier Whatsapp System Status in the app showed that the service was operating normally even though it was down, the company later confirmed that the service is experience problem, and they are working on bringing it back online shortly. Continue reading “WhatsApp back online after worldwide outage of about 2 hours”
WhatsApp for iOS has received a latest message that brings some tweaks and improvements. The update that bumps the app to version 2.17.20 adds the ability for users to ask Siri to Read Out Their Latest Messages. Continue reading “WhatsApp for iOS now lets you ask Siri to read messages, tweaks calls tab and more”
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It looks like WhatsApp is gearing up to foray into mobile payments. The Facebook owned instant messaging app is planning to launch a peer-to-peer payment system in India that is likely to be powered by the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), according to a latest report from The Ken.
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Last week, WhatsApp rolled out an update to Android beta that brings back the old text message status feature. Now, the Facebook owned messaging app has announced that it will officially launch this feature next week to all Android users and will soon come to iPhone users.
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WhatsApp rolled out Snapchat like Status update last month but the feature was not well received by users and many of them requested to bring back the old status update with simple text. It looks like WhatsApp is all set to bring back the old status update. WhatsApp Android beta has received an update that sees revival of the old status message feature. Continue reading “WhatsApp brings back old text status message to Android beta”
WhatsApp now has 200 million monthly active users in India. The Facebook owned messaging app has reached this milestone by adding 40 million users in just three months at it had 160 million monthly active users in November. Continue reading “WhatsApp hits 200 million monthly active users in India”
