WhatsApp for Android is in testing a profile photo privacy setting that will let users hide their profile photos from specific contacts, according to a report. The custom privacy setting may come alongside the existing options to let you show your profile photo to everyone, all contacts, and nobody. The change is said to be…
WhatsApp banned over 2 million accounts in the month of August to curb abuse and prevent harmful behaviour on the platform. The latest transparency report from WhatsApp, published to comply with the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021, reveals that it banned a total 20,70,000 accounts in one month….
WhatsApp is found to be working on expanding its multi-device feature to let users access the instant messaging app on multiple devices based on Android and iOS. At present, the feature works in beta as an opt-in offering designed for WhatsApp on the Web, desktop, and Facebook Portal. It allows users to access WhatsApp on…
WhatsApp just keep pulling clear of the competition in the world of messaging applications, as the app owned by Facebook keeps on striving for perfection. With more than two billion users, WhatsApp are looking to make their app as perfect as they possibly can and their latest update is sure to please the masses. Voice…
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Written by Furqan Shahid [UPDATE] Just moments after the original story was published, Android Central reached out to WhatsApp regarding a comment, and this is what the spokesperson had to say. Every day WhatsApp protects over 100 billion messages with end-to-end encryption to help people communicate safely. We’ve built our service in a manner that limits the data…
Writteb by S. Dent The move is part of a greater privacy push by the Facebook-owned app. WhatsApp has come under fire of late for its privacy policies, but an upcoming update will actually give you a bit more control over your privacy settings, according to WaBetaInfo.com. Several years back, WhatsApp introduced new privacy settings that let you change…
WhatsApp rolls out a feature allowing users to transfer chat history from iPhone to Samsung device Written by Alan Friedman In a blog post published today, popular messaging app WhatsApp announced that it has started rolling out new files that allow users to move their chat history from iOS to Android. This will take place without messages…
WhatsApp Message Reactions May Support All Emojis, Money Heist Fans Get Special Sticker Pack Written by Jagmeet Singh WhatsApp may follow in the steps of Facebook’s Messenger while enabling message reactions on its platform. WhatsApp is found to allow users to apply any of their favourite emojis as message reactions. The new development appears just…
WhatsApp Patches Vulnerability in Image Filter Function That Could Have Led to Data Exposure Written by Jagmeet Singh WhatsApp brought the patch in February and added two new checks in place to restrict memory access. WhatsApp has patched a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to read sensitive information from the app’s memory, including private…
Women Peacebuilders lead COVID-19 Prevention Efforts Across Libya Via WhatsApp and Zoom Written by Luis Monzon Separated by their country’s divisions, both geographically and politically, 36 Libyan women have since used their phones to connect, discuss and overcome their differences in the interest of one goal: Peace in Libya. They have been a part of…
Controversial WhatsApp Terms of Service Could Be Optional Soon Written by Furqan Shahid Remember the controversial terms of service that WhatsApp introduced earlier this year? For those who do not remember, the terms of service would mandate users to share their data with Facebook. Not accepting would have resulted in the functionality of the app being crippled, and…
This New Virus Attacks WhatsApp Users Be careful! This malware is downloaded with the unofficial version of “FM WhatsApp.” A new virus is affecting WhatsApp users who downloaded the unofficial version “FM WhatsApp.” Since WhatsApp is one of the most used applications to communicate worldwide, it is of high interest to cybercriminals since it is easy to steal…
Message reactions are coming to WhatsApp Written By Tyler Lee Sometimes certain messages don’t always warrant or need a reply. Sometimes replying just “OK” or “lol” seems a bit rude, but it seems that in the future, you can just react to your WhatsApp messages. This is according to the folks at WABetaInfo who discovered…
WhatsApp has started the new experience with seven backgrounds to choose from. WhatsApp on Tuesday introduced Payments Backgrounds in India to upgrade the experience of money transfers on its platform. The new feature is aimed to deliver a personalised payments experience to WhatsApp users. It lets you select a relevant background when you are sending…