WhatsApp’s new Chat Filters will help you make sense of your inbox
Navigating any instant messenger app can be a huge pain. It’s not just one-to-one chats that pile up each day on different platforms. It’s also …
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WhatsApp Chat Lock will get the security feature you’ve been asking for
WhatsApp is an end-to-end encrypted chat app, but those conversations can’t be protected if someone gains access to your phone or if you don’t lock …
Meta might drop the price of ad-free Facebook and Instagram, but I still wouldn’t pay
Meta’s ad-free subscription started rolling out for Facebook and Instagram users in the European Union back in November 2023. We are only four months into …
WhatsApp chats might tell you if they’re end-to-end encrypted
Anyone using WhatsApp should know that their chats and calls are end-to-end encrypted, just like on iMessage and Signal. It’s a security feature WhatsApp had …
WhatsApp interop explanation proves how unnecessary the DMA is for chat apps
It’s March 7th, the big deadline day for the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The law came into effect on Thursday, so all the big tech …
WhatsApp leak shows its best interoperability feature
March 7th is nearly here, and it’s going to be a big day in Europe. All of the companies that have been designated as gatekeepers …
Widespread outage takes down Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
Update: After an hour of this outage, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads are working again. Users seem to be experiencing an outage with Meta products. At …
Instagram will now let you fix that embarrassing DM you sent by mistake
There’s nothing like sending someone an embarrassing DM on Instagram. You type, send, and then realize you mistyped something, and boy does that message not …
Zuckerberg is very afraid of the Vision Pro, period
When videos like this one exist, and I’m linking to Steve Ballmer mocking the iPhone, why go out of your way as the CEO of …
Facebook users, here’s how to turn off that super-annoying chirping sound in the mobile app
If any of you have found yourself using the Facebook mobile app this week and noticed it seeming to “chirp” at you — multiple times, …
There’s a big problem with Instagram and Threads no longer amplifying political content
Much of tech journalism these days amounts to the rewriting of press releases and corporate blog posts. A good example of this came on Friday, …
WhatsApp will work with other chat apps in Europe, but I’ll never use it
The EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) law is about to change the tech landscape in ways that other markets can only dream of, or dread, …
How to unlink Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger accounts: Move to Europe
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Meta Marketplace, and Meta. According to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) law, these are all gatekeeper services. Meta …
WhatsApp’s AirDrop feature might be its most exciting upgrade in years
AirDrop is one of the neat iPhone features that Android has had a tough time competing with. It’s also one of the features that users …
PSA: WhatsApp backups won’t be free anymore on Android
Most people are still recovering after their New Year’s celebrations, but there is one piece of tech news you shouldn’t ignore in early 2024. If …
Threads is now available in Europe, and you can use it without an Instagram account
Rumors said a few days ago that Meta was about to bring Threads to the major market it avoided this summer, the European Union (EU). …
Meta’s AI features for Ray-Ban smart glasses make me think Apple’s AR goggles are inevitable
The computing platform of the future is slowly coming together. Smart glasses that support augmented reality (AR) features and artificial intelligence (AI) will eventually replace …
Facebook Messenger finally got default end-to-end encryption – here’s how to tell if you have it
Meta added end-to-end encryption for one-on-one chats in 2016. End-to-end encryption wasn’t enabled by default, like in iMessage, WhatsApp, and Signal, but now, Meta is …
Why will Instagram and Facebook Messenger stop talking to each other?
For years, Meta (then Facebook) wanted to unify Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. It began implementing that plan by allowing Instagram users to talk to …
WhatsApp finally hides your locked chats behind a secret code
WhatsApp will finally let you hide your locked chats behind a secret code. The Meta-owned instant messenger added locked chats back in May, but until …
Threads finally launches in Europe in December, and it might work without an account
Meta enjoyed a massive success a few months ago when it launched its Twitter rival Threads. The app quickly topped 100 million users during one …
If you have a broken Elite Battery Strap for the Meta Quest 3, you’re not alone
Well, that explains why I was having issues charging through my Elite Battery Strap with my new Meta Quest 3. It wasn’t my mistake — …
How to add email verification to your WhatsApp account
We learned a few months ago that Meta was looking to upgrade WhatsApp security by adding support for email verification to the app. This feature …
How to stop people from downloading your Instagram Reels
Instagram Reels are the short videos you probably doom-scroll through every day. Among them, you’ll find plenty of useful ones that fit your interests and …
Meta Horizon Worlds will host BTS’ Jungkook for a VR concert experience
You’ve got to hand it to Jungkook, the “golden maknae” of BTS, who you could argue is basically the King of Pop right now. According …
Meta Quest 3 review: The best VR headset… for now
Apple’s Vision Pro headset may be on the way, but at this point, there’s still no real challenger to Meta’s supremacy in the world of …
You can finally delete Threads without deleting your Instagram account
Meta’s Threads was a huge success out of the gate a few months ago when Mark Zuckerberg’s social media conglomerate used Instagram’s huge reach to …
DMs are not coming to Threads, says Instagram CEO
Ever since Threads launched back in July, users have been clamoring for the company to add certain features to the new X (formerly known as …
How to stop your Threads posts from appearing on Facebook and Instagram
A lot of people on Threads have been retaliating against Meta after they found out that their posts on Threads were being delivered to their …
WhatsApp is getting ads, but it’s not as bad as it sounds
WhatsApp is Meta’s (then Facebook’s) most expensive purchase to date, with nearly $20 billion paid in 2014. It’s also the most difficult one to monetize. …
