- Technology
WhatsApp rolling out new updates for ‘communities’ on iOS, Android
San Francisco: To make it more user-friendly, Meta-owned WhatsApp has rolled out new updates to the community feature by introducing some changes to the interface of the “announcement group” for users on…
- Technology
WhatsApp may limit polls to only 1 choice on Android beta
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on limiting polls to only one choice on Android beta. The company is planning to introduce a new option within the poll composer,…
- Technology
WhatsApp update: iOS users can now extract text from images
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is widely rolling out the ‘Text detection’ feature on iOS which allows users to extract text right out of an image. The company is rolling out…
- Technology
WhatsApp’s new beta feature let businesses boost status updates
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new “Boost Status” shortcut for businesses on Android and iOS beta which allows them to advertise their status updates on Facebook and…
- India
National consumer helpline number to be integrated with WhatsApp
New Delhi: The government is working towards integrating the national consumer helpline number (1915) with WhatsApp, which would enable consumers across the country to lodge their complaints against any product or service…
- Technology
WhatsApp rolling out ‘approve new participants’ feature to beta testers
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new feature — “approve new participants” in group settings for some beta testers on Android and iOS. With this feature, group administrators will…
- World
WhatsApp says will leave UK market if forced to stop end-to-end protection
London: Meta-owned WhatsApp has said it will leave the UK market if forced to weaken its end-to-end encryption for users under the upcoming Online Safety Bill. In a briefing with reporters, WhatsApp…
- Technology
WhatsApp working on new ‘text editor’ for iOS beta
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new text editor for its drawing tool, for iOS beta. The new text editor will allow users to easily switch between…
- Technology
WhatsApp to clearly outline how its privacy updates will affect EU users
London: Meta-owned WhatsApp has committed to being more transparent on changes to its terms of service in the European Union. The European Commission said in a statement that the company will make…
- Technology
WhatsApp may soon let users set expiration date for groups on iOS beta
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature for iOS beta which will allow users to set an expiration date for groups. The new option will be…
- Technology
WhatsApp may let users ‘mute calls’ from unknown numbers
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly developing a new feature, “silence unknown callers”, which will allow users to mute calls from unknown numbers while still showing them in the calls list and…