WhatsApp has now officially announced that it will be making numerous improvements to groups as well as chats. This included message reactions, larger file sharing, and other features that have been speculated about for months. The company has also hinted at Communities, a new tool that will make it much easier to manage a lot of different groups at the same time. Continue reading “WhatsApp introduces Communities, Message Reactions, up to 2GB file sharing and more”
WhatsApp is actually working on a standalone “Community” tab after rolling out new voice messaging features to all users a few weeks back. The tab was originally brought to our attention in early March. More information regarding this planned feature has now become available. Continue reading “WhatsApp is working on a Communities Tab”
One of WhatsApp’s limitations is that it’s difficult to start a conversation with someone who hasn’t been saved. There are ways to get around this, but they aren’t straightforward. Presently, opening the default dialer app by pressing on an unsaved contact in a WhatsApp discussion doesn’t allow you to text the contact from within the app. Continue reading “WhatsApp Beta for Android now allows you to quickly start chats with unsaved contacts”
WhatsApp has announced a series of updates for voice messages to make it easier for people to communicate with their contacts on the platform using voice notes, including the ability to listen to a message while reading other chats and play messages at 1.5 or 2 times the normal speed. Continue reading “WhatsApp voice messages gets six new features”
WhatsApp has initiated a beta test of the ability to send files up to 2GB in size. According to WABetaInfo, a limited test is underway in Argentina, and select people will be able to share media files up to 2 GB. It tends to work with WhatsApp beta for Android v2.22.8.5, v2.22.8.6, and v2.22.8.7, as well as for iOS. At the moment, WhatsApp users can only transfer media files up to 100 MB in size. Continue reading “WhatsApp Beta is testing 2GB size limit for file sharing”
For a few months, WhatsApp has been testing its multi-device feature in beta for users to try first-hand. WhatsApp has finally started rolling out its long-awaited multi-device feature to all of its users. Users of both Android and iOS can now use their WhatsApp accounts on multiple devices simultaneously to send and receive messages on the application, even if their smartphones are not connected to the internet. Continue reading “WhatsApp multi-device feature is out of “Beta”: Here’s how to use it”
At present, WhatsApp provides the support to back up your data on the cloud on both Android and iOS platforms. For Android users, Google offered unlimited Google Drive storage for WhatsApp backups. Now, Google is planning to make some changes, which could limit storage allocation in the future. Continue reading “Google could limit WhatsApp unlimited storage for backups”
WhatsApp has announced that it has banned about 2 million accounts in India during October 2021. The fifth monthly compliance report says that 2,069,000 Indian accounts were banned on WhatsApp between October 1 and October 31 through its abuse detection technology. Continue reading “WhatsApp bans 2 million Indian accounts during October 2021”
WhatsApp has been testing an option to use the service in multiple devices at the same time since 2019. WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in an interview with WABetaInfo have confirmed that the multi device support will be rolled out in a public beta within two months. However, there will be a limit, so you only connect up to 4 linked devices. WhatsApp on iPad might also be support using multi-device option.
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In a recent development, Whatsapp has started rolling out the audio and video calling feature to WhatsApp’s desktop app. Continue reading “Whatsapp rolls out video and audio calling feature to its desktop app”
Last week WhatsApp announced changes in its Terms of Service and privacy policy and asked users to accept it by February 8 to keep using the service. After receiving a lot of backlash and since several users moving to Singal and Telegram, the company clarified by releasing an FAQ detailing what information is not collected and not shared with its parent company, Facebook. Continue reading “WhatsApp pushes date to accept new terms of service and privacy policy to May 15”
WhatsApp made it simple for its user to carry out long conversations even when they are away from phones through desktop mode. But, when it comes to calls, users need to run back to get the phone. Well, that changes now. Continue reading “WhatsApp beta testing voice and video calls on desktop”
In the latest development, WhatsApp has introduced ‘Carts’, enabling the users to buy their favorite product online through the instant messaging platform. With ‘Whatsapp Pay‘ and ‘Carts’ feature, the company wants to ease the shopping experience for the users under one roof. Continue reading “WhatsApp adds ‘Cart’ feature to ease in-app shopping experience”
WhatsApp Business has become a really good and quick way for customers to reach businesses, both big and small. Since its release, WhatsApp have been steadily adding features to help businesses manage their chats, bringing new ways t0 interact with their customers. Now, an update has been announced where customers will be to shop directly with a business straight from the chat itself.
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Following the 2016 US presidential election, many have expressed concern about the effects of false stories or fake news circulating largely through social media. Continue reading “How to check if WhatsApp forwards are true or not”
