WhatsApp threatens to shut down in the UK over Online Safety Bill
WhatsApp users in the United Kingdom could be forced to use a different communication app if the company is forced to break end-to-end encryption. Critics …
WhatsApp for iOS is testing a new Expiring Groups feature
WhatsApp has bet a lot on group features over the past months. The app created the Community feature, expanded the number of members in a …
Upcoming WhatsApp feature will let iPhone users edit sent messages
When it comes to messaging platforms, Apple’s Messages app is arguably a bit dull. Sure, it does a few things extraordinarily well. But still, it …
WhatsApp is getting into the newsletter business after Twitter bails
It looks like the next social media network to venture into the world of newsletters is WhatsApp. As reported by WABetaInfo, code within the 2.23.5.3 …
WhatsApp for iOS adds improved Picture-in-Picture for video calls
At the end of last week, WhatsApp started rolling out an improved Picture-in-Picture video call mode to iOS users. While PiP isn’t a new feature …
WhatsApp is working on transcription to turn voice messages into text
WhatsApp is the most popular smartphone chat app, an excellent alternative to iMessage that can bridge the gap between iPhone and Android when it comes …
WhatsApp Status adds five new features for iOS and Android users
The Stories-like WhatsApp Status feature has received five new privacy functions that will make the popular disappearing posts even more fun and personal to use. …
WhatsApp Beta for macOS with Apple silicon support available to all users
WhatsApp for Desktop has been available for a few years now on macOS. Although it offers most of the features iPhone users have, the company …
WhatsApp may soon let Android users send photos in their original quality
You might finally be able to send a photo in its original quality on WhatsApp for Android. As reported by WaBetaInfo, WhatsApp for Android has …
WhatsApp for iOS rolling out the ability to create a chat with yourself
WhatsApp for iOS has been updated with a few new features that will be rolling out to users globally over the coming weeks. One of …
WhatsApp adds proxy support to help users get around internet shutdowns
WhatsApp is debuting official proxy support for users all over the world, the company announced in a blog post on Thursday. As the company explains, …
WhatsApp for Desktop testing multiple chat selection feature
WhatsApp is planning for 2023 the ability to select multiple chats on its web/desktop version. If you use the app on your Windows or Mac …
WhatsApp will stop working on 47 smartphones this week – here’s the full list
It’s that time of the year again when WhatsApp will stop working on older operating system versions that still power certain iPhones and Android devices. …
WhatsApp rolls out undo ‘Delete for Me’ option when you actually want to ‘Delete for Everyone’ instead
Have you ever written something that you immediately wanted to delete? WhatsApp knows that you do, which is why it released the “Delete for Everyone” …
WhatsApp for iOS promises Picture in Picture video calls for 2023
Today, in a blog post, WhatsApp highlighted how it’s improving calling features on the app. While it brought some new functions in 2022, the company …
WhatsApp’s View Once privacy feature is expanding to texts
Last year, WhatsApp released a new privacy feature called “View Once” that allowed users to send photos and videos that would auto-delete after the recipient …
How to text yourself on WhatsApp, and why you should
WhatsApp has a new feature that’s already available on other chat apps: the ability to text yourself. That might sound like a strange feature in …
WhatsApp Communities now available alongside supergroups and 32 person video calling
Today, WhatsApp announced it’s finally making available the Communities feature. The company calls this “a major update to how people will be able to connect …
WhatsApp to add profile photos within group chats
After releasing several new features this year, WhatsApp plans at least one more function to improve the user’s experience. The app will soon bring profile …
WhatsApp is down in a major outage
WhatsApp is one of the most popular chat apps, with about 2 billion users relying on it to exchange messages with their friends and family …
iPhone hackers can expose WhatsApp, Signal, and Threema users’ location
Security researchers discovered that iPhone hackers could expose WhatsApp, Signal, and Threema users’ locations with an accuracy of 80%, depending on the attack’s success. Here’s …
Meta attacks Apple’s iMessage in new WhatsApp ad campaign
The Apple vs. Meta rivalry heated up this week as the company behind Facebook launched a new ad campaign targeting Apple’s iMessage. On Monday, CEO …
WhatsApp will soon let you block screenshots of ‘View Once’ messages
Last year, WhatsApp added disappearing photos and videos to chats. Copying a trend from Snapchat – and other Meta-owned apps –, the application would only …
WhatsApp will finally let you silently leave a group chat
With over 2 billion users, WhatsApp is the most popular mobile messaging app in the world. One of the reasons WhatsApp has stayed so popular …
WhatsApp finally lets everyone transfer full chat history from Android to iPhone
WhatsApp has finally launched the chat migration tool that allows all Android users to transfer their chat history to iPhone. The move follows a limited …
WhatsApp now lets you use any emoji as a reaction
Back in May, WhatsApp began rolling out a series of updates. One of those updates was the ability to react to messages with emoji. At …
WhatsApp will soon let you hide your online status
The more control that social media platforms give us over our accounts, the better. For as much data as we hand over when we create …
How to transfer your WhatsApp chat history from Android to iPhone
Last year, WhatsApp announced a new feature allowing users to transfer chat history when switching from iPhone to Android. Initially, the feature was only available …
WhatsApp won’t work on these iPhone models starting in October
WhatsApp is the world’s most popular chat platform, having hit 2 billion users more than two years ago. The app offers rich instant messaging features …
WhatsApp adds emoji reactions, big files, and bigger groups
WhatsApp is the most popular mobile messaging platform on the planet, but it lacks some features that users have been requesting for years. This week, …
