WhatsApp Message Reactions is a feature that many users have been waiting for quite some time. For a while, the company had been testing it with a small group of beta testers. The good news is that it is now available to all users worldwide— in both stable and beta builds. Continue reading “WhatsApp Message Reactions, 2GB File Sharing now rolling out”
After the last announcement about communities and message reactions, WhatsApp is now working two new features: quick reactions for status updates and showing status updates in the chat list. Continue reading “WhatsApp is working on quick reactions for status updates and showing status updates in chat list”
WhatsApp is adopting one of the most effective tactics for driving consumers to a service, “cash back”. According to an official corporate support page, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform is running a campaign in which users can get “Rs. 11” rupees, up to three times if they send money to three different users on the app. Continue reading “WhatsApp Payments cashback rewards rolling out in India”
WhatsApp is currently working on a subscription plan for its business app, after releasing Reactions, Communities and more. The company is developing a new subscription plan for its business app, according to WABetaInfo. The “Linked Devices” area of WhatsApp Business accounts, according to the source, does have a revamped UI. Continue reading “WhatsApp Business subscription plan could support up to 10 linked devices”
According to WABetaInfo, the WhatsApp beta for iOS version 22.9.0.70 includes the “My contacts except” feature under the privacy settings. The feature is, however, being rolled out in increments, so you may not see it even if you’re on the very same WhatsApp version. Continue reading “WhatsApp for iOS beta brings Hide Last Seen Status, Profile Photo from specific contacts”
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”
WhatsApp’s disappearing chats feature, which deletes chats after a set period of time, is getting some tweaks with the latest beta release on both Android and iOS. The updates are being rolled out to all beta and public build users. Continue reading “WhatsApp’s disappearing messages to stop auto saving media”
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 is one of the most popular and widely used messaging platforms today. Most of us might have got tired of typing and replying to messages on the mobile app. To deal with this issue and to encourage users to actively use the service more, the product team came with a brilliant browser-based client known as WhatsApp Web in 2015.
Continue reading “How to use Whatsapp Web: A step by step guide”
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”
WhatsApp Beta for Android has released a new 2.22.8.3 version, which includes the much-anticipated message reactions feature as well as the ability to select the app’s language. Please keep in mind that Message reactions are now only available to a restricted number of WhatsApp beta testers, so you’ll have to wait for the next wave of updates to view them. Continue reading “WhatsApp for Android beta testing Message Reactions”
WhatsApp has launched a new resource hub for users in India called ‘Safety in India’ that is aimed at building awareness around online safety, privacy and security. It contains information about the various measures and product features built into WhatsApp that allows users to take control over their safety when using WhatsApp.
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