- 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 rolling out ‘Push name within chat list’ feature on iOS beta
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new “Push name within the chat list” feature on iOS beta. Beta testers will now see push names within the chat list…
- 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…
- Technology
WhatsApp working on new chat attachment menu for iOS beta
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a redesigned chat attach menu for iOS beta. Currently, WhatsApp for iOS shows the chat attachment menu as a vertical list by…
- Technology
WhatsApp rolling out ‘Split view’ feature on Android beta for tablets
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new “Split view” feature for tablets, which will allow users to see and use two different sections of the application side by…
- India
WhatsApp bans 29 lakh accounts in India as country launches grievance panel
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp banned more than 29 lakh accounts in India in the month of January, a figure that is drastically lower than 36.77 lakh accounts it blocked in the country…
- Technology
WhatsApp rolling ‘Call Link’ feature on Windows beta
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new “Call Link” feature, which will allow users to create a link to join a call, on Windows beta. The new…
- Technology
Users can now convert images into stickers on WhatsApp for iOS
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a sticker maker tool on iOS, which will allow users to convert images into stickers. The new feature eliminates the need for…
- Delhi
Delhi man bought knife to kill wife, sons from Amazon: Police
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has found out that a 38-year-old man, who tried to end his life after killing his wife and two sons, bought the knife used in the crime…
