- Technology
WhatsApp likely turns off ‘media visibility’ option for disappearing chats
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is likely now automatically turning off the option of “media visibility” for disappearing chats on WhatsApp for Android, which let people view media in their phone’s gallery. According…
- Technology
Meta plans to expand reach of WhatsApp chatbot in India
New Delhi: Meta, which launched the Meta Business Coach tool on WhatsApp as an innovative and easily-accessible way for owners of small-and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across India, on Friday announced that it…
- Technology
WhatsApp sees 7 billion voice messages daily, unveils new tools
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Wednesday said that people are sending 7 billion voice messages daily on average, all of which are protected by end-to-end encryption. The company announced new features that…
- Delhi
Whatsapp Privacy policy: Delhi HC expresses concern about data sharing
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday raised concerns about data sharing by social media platforms as it heard the appeal of WhatsApp and its parent company Meta (formerly Facebook) against…
- Technology
WhatsApp to increase maximum file transfer size to 2GB: Report
New Delhi: Meta-owned encrypted messaging service WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that will allow users to share bigger-sized files and media with others over their platform. According to a…
- Technology
WhatsApp incubator programme announces its top 10 incubatees
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Friday announced its selection of top 10 incubatees of the ongoing WhatsApp Incubator Programme (WIP) — an initiative to facilitate positive and measurable health outcomes using the…
- Technology
WhatApp begins rolling out emoji reactions in Android beta
San Francisco: Meta-owned encrypted messaging service WhatsApp has started rolling out emoji reactions in beta on Android. WABetaInfo, a reliable source of upcoming WhatsApp features, reported that emoji reactions have started appearing…
- Technology
Russia bans Facebook, Instagram; labels Meta as extremist
Moscow: A Moscow court has ruled to ban Facebook and Instagram in Russia, labelling the parent company of the two social networks Meta Platforms Inc. as “extremist”. In its ruling on Monday,…
- Telangana
Telangana: BJP MLA Raja Singh detained by Police
Hyderabad: BJP Goshamahal MLA Raja Singh was arrested by Yellareddypet Police on Saturday, according to media reports. He was on his way to Yellareddypet, Rajanna Siricilla district to meet with BJP workers…
- Technology
WhatsApp’s ‘Code Verify’ feature to verify authenticity of WhatsApp Web code
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Friday announced that it has added a web browser extension called “Code Verify” that provides real-time, third-party verification that the code running someone’s WhatsApp Web has not…
- Telangana
Differences between Telangana governor, state govt come to fore
Hyderabad: Differences between the Telangana Governor and the TRS-led state government came to the fore on Saturday with Tamilisai Soundararajan appearing to be expressing disappointment over the customary Governor’s address to the…
- Offbeat
Saudi Arabia: Man divorces wife after she blocks him on WhatsApp
Riyadh: A Saudi man divorced his wife after three months of marriage as she reportedly blocked him on WhatsApp following a dispute, local media reported on Tuesday. According to Arabic daily Okaz,…
- India
WhatsApp bans over 1.8 mn bad accounts in India in Jan
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday said that it banned 1,858,000 bad accounts in India in the month of January in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021. The company said that…
- Technology
WhatsApp working on new voice calling interface
New Delhi: WhatsApp is working on a new interface for voice calling for some beta Android users. The new interface would be rolled out for both Android as well as iOS users,…
- Technology
WhatsApp reportedly working on ‘Community’ feature
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working towards releasing the ‘Community’ feature in a future update. According to WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo, Community is a private place where group admins…
