In WhatsApp, Stickers are a fun way to express yourself in creative ways with your friends and family. The instant messaging app is now introducing an easier way to add new sticker packs, with a feature called Deep Links. Along with this, WhatsApp also released a new ‘Vaccines for All’ sticker pack to let users express their many feelings about the COVID-19 vaccine.
For many of us, one of the most frustrating parts of shifting between the iOS and Android ecosystems is the lack of official support from WhatsApp to migrate chat history. However, that may finally change as the developers at WhatsApp are reportedly working on such a feature and will come to everyone in a future update.
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WhatsApp’s troubles with India over its updated privacy policies is continuing as the Competition Commission of India (CCI), an anti-trust watchdog has announced a new probe into the Facebook-owned messaging service. The probe is aimed at investigating WhatsApp’s new privacy policy for its violating competition laws, before it goes live in May 2021.
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 November, WhatsApp had begun testing a new mute feature when sending or posting videos on their Beta channel for Android and iOS. The feature has now completed testing and WhatsApp has rolled it out widely to Android users.
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In the coming weeks, WhatsApp will reportedly re-introduce their updated terms of service (TOS) and privacy policy to their users. This move comes after WhatsApp had a disastrous rollout few weeks ago, where users felt like their choice was being taken away if they wanted to continue using the service.
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WhatsApp is introducing a new security feature to their Web and Desktop client – Biometric authentication when linking a new session to a device. The feature is rolling out for both Android and iOS users and will help protect users from unauthorized WhatsApp Web and Desktop use
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After WhatsApp’s disastrous rollout of their new privacy policy, which caused many Indian’s to switch to the competition, the Indian Government’s Technology ministry has sent a letter to the WhatsApp, requesting them to withdraw the privacy policy update as it takes away the choice from Indian users.
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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”
A couple of days ago, WhatsApp updated their terms of service and privacy policy, forcing their users to accept it before the 8th of February. After receiving a lot of backlash and losing a lot of users to Telegram and Signal, WhatsApp has posted a new FAQ detailing what information is not collected and not shared with its parent company, Facebook.
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WhatsApp has started pushing a new notification for Android and iPhone users as part of an upcoming global roll-out, asking them to either accept the changes in its Terms of Service and privacy policy by February 8 or delete the account. Back in 2016 for the first time after it was acquired by Facebook, WhatsApp updated its privacy policy saying that it will share user’s data with Facebook, but it had opt out option. Continue reading “WhatsApp updates terms of service and privacy policy: Accept it by Feb 8 to continue using the service”
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 has begun the wide rollout of their per-chat custom wallpapers, which is a feature that they have been testing in the past month. Along with this, WhatsApp is also making it easier for users to search and find stickers with text or emoji.
WhatsApp has recently begun testing new features in their Beta channel for both iOS and Android. These include new advanced chat wallpaper options, a new screen called Read Later which is meant to replace Archived Chats, and the ability to mute videos before sending them.
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