WhatsApp for Android is getting a new beta update bringing the version number to V2.18.362 version. It teases features such as consecutive voice messages which is not available yet. However, it is already available for iOS with 2.18.100 update. Continue reading “WhatsApp beta for Android hints at consecutive voice messages feature”
WhatsApp’s chief business officer, Neeraj Arora has quit WhatsApp roughly one year after WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton exited from Facebook. WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook for $19 billion in 2014 and the company mentioned that it would allow WhatsApp to operate independently under Acton and co-founder Jan Koum, who served as its chief executive officer until abruptly quitting over privacy and data concerns in April. Continue reading “WhatsApp chief business officer Neeraj Arora resigns”
WhatsApp Status currently has over 450 million daily active users, while Snapchat has a little 188 million. This is despite the lack of features like AR selfie masks, animated GIFs, or personalized avatars like Bitmoji. Snapchat lost total daily users in Q2 and Q3 2018 and even in Q2. Continue reading “WhatsApp could bring ephemeral messaging to rival Snapchat”
WhatsApp in the recent day has been on a roll as it is pushing new features in regular intervals. New to join the list is the ability to share own contact info and to quickly add contacts. The feature, however, is not available yet, but the company is seriously working on the ability to bring Share Contact Info via QR. Continue reading “WhatsApp said to be working on Instagram Nametag-like ‘QR Code’ and ‘Add Contact’ features”
WhatsApp for Android is getting a brand new beta update that brings features like ‘Reply Privately’ as the name suggests, it allows you to privately reply a message received in a group. Continue reading “WhatsApp beta for Android gets ‘Reply Privately’ and Unicode 11 Emojis”
Back in August, WhatsApp was reported to display ads in the Status section, and now the company’s Vice President Chris Daniels confirmed that the company is going to put advertisements in its ‘Status’ feature. This clears the air on Facebook’s monetization efforts towards WhatsApp. Continue reading “WhatsApp Status to start showing ads soon, confirms Vice President Chris Daniels”
Invest India through its flagship initiative Startup India has partnered with WhatsApp to focus on the proliferation of start-ups, promoting economic growth and generating employment opportunities in India. Continue reading “Invest India, WhatsApp team up to empower Indian entrepreneurs and start-ups; WhatsApp to invest $250,000”
WhatsApp seems to be working on ‘Vacation Mode,’ a feature which will no longer unarchive chats after they are archived. The current state of the chat will automatically unarchive whenever a new message is received from that Chat. This new feature will be available in WhatsApp settings when it is released. Continue reading “WhatsApp said to be working on linked accounts, Vacation and Silent Modes features”
WhatsApp and Jio today have announced that they started an educational campaign across India with an aim to show people how to use WhatsApp on JioPhone to connect with friends and family in a simple, secure, and reliable way. Continue reading “WhatsApp, Jio collaborate to educate users on how to use WhatsApp on JioPhone”
WhatsApp is said to be working on ‘Dark Mode’ which has been a long overdue. YouTube, Android Messages in the recent times are updated to dark mode and Android Phone is also scheduled to get the feature soon. This mode comes as a savior for users who are into WhatsApp especially at nights. Continue reading “WhatsApp said to be working on Dark Mode for Android and iOS”
WhatsApp today announced that starting November 12, 2018, WhatsApp backups will no longer count towards the Google Drive storage quota and also the WhatsApp backups that haven’t been updated in more than one year will be automatically removed from Google Drive storage. Continue reading “WhatsApp data backups will no longer be counted against Google Drive storage limit”
A cyber-security firm in an interesting revelation has discovered a flaw in WhatsApp that allows scammers to alter the content or change the identity of the sender of a previously delivered message. Hackers can create a hacked version of the WhatsApp and change the “quote” to give an impression that someone sent a message they did not actually send. Continue reading “Security firm finds flaw in WhatsApp that lets hackers alter messages”
WhatsApp might be finally working on Picture-in-Picture mode for Android after rolling out the update to iOS earlier this year. The new beta update with version number 2.18.234 hints at references to the functionality. Continue reading “WhatsApp might be finally working on Picture-in-Picture mode for Andriod”
WhatsApp announced that it will charge businesses for replies to messages sent after 24 hours and now the company is said to be planning on displays ads in Status. If you’re following WhatsApp closely, you might have got requests from companies to allow them to contact you via WhatsApp and now reports suggest that Facebook is planning to build on this approach. Continue reading “WhatsApp Status might start showing ads soon”
WhatsApp for Business app is getting a new update with a bunch of features that makes it easier and powerful for Businesses to communicate with their customers. The list includes requesting helpful information, start a conversation, get support. Continue reading “WhatsApp launches Business API, will charge businesses for replies to messages sent after 24 hours”
