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Tag: WhatsApp
WhatsApp launches three new security tools to stop hackers
The goal is to prevent attackers from taking over victim accounts and stealing WhatsApp authentication credentials in order to send spam and false messages to other contacts while posing as the victim.
WhatsApp May Soon Support This Useful iOS Function for Android Users
WhatsApp for iOS already allows users to save and edit contacts within the app, so it would be a welcome addition for Android users to receive this small but useful feature.
WhatsApp will let you save the disappearing messages: Check it out
WABetaInfo reported that the new feature has been rolled out to beta testers around the world who have installed the latest beta version of the application from the Play Store and the TestFlight app.
How to send a WhatsApp message without saving a contact number
This article will teach you how to send WhatsApp messages without saving the recipient’s number in your contact list.
WhatsApp to roll out links for voice, video calls; testing group call for up to 32 people
The company has also started testing group video calls for up to 32 people on WhatsApp.
WhatsApp working on multi-device linking feature for phones and tablets
As per reports from Mashable, WhatsApp appears to be developing a feature that will allow users to talk with the same account on different phones, or a phone and a tablet.
WhatsApp to increase maximum file transfer size to 2GB: Report
With the new update, your primary device will not have to remain online in order to access the platform.
WhatsApp may introduce group polling feature soon
According to a WABetaInfo report, WhatsApp will soon let you type poll questions to send to a group chat. This feature is already available in rival chat app Telegram and even Twitter.
WhatsApp group admins not liable for objectionable posts by members: Kerala HC
The ruling by the high court came while quashing a POCSO case against the admin of a WhatsApp group one of whose members had posted child pornography on it.
WhatsApp working on new voice calling interface for beta users
WhatsApp development tracker WABetaInfo, voice calling would have a new interface when placing voice calls. References for the design change were already found in the in the previous beta updates for iOS and Android users.
WhatsApp chief on releasing iPad app: ‘We’d love to do it’
“We’d love to do it,” Cathcart added. Like Instagram for the iPad, a version of WhatsApp for Apple’s tablet has long eluded users despite being a heavily requested feature.
Whatsapp iOS beta adds update for message reactions
However, the current beta version does not contain the feature to react to messages yet.
Guide to use WhatsApp in Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali and other regional languages
Whatsapp, a very well known software, is a popular messaging application in India that is not just available for the Android and iOS users but also on KaiOS. The inbuilt language change support mechanism of this application is highly useful in a linguistically diverse country like India.
Users can now transfer WhatsApp chats from iOS to Pixel, Android 12 phones
This feature is already available on Samsung Galaxy devices but unlike with Samsung phones, where the feature is available on devices running Android 10 and above, here it is limited to phones with Android 12.
WhatsApp for iOS working on new message reaction feature
With that users can be alerted (or not) by new reactions the same way they are with messages and groups notifications citing WABetaInfo, 9To5Mac reported on Saturday.
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer major global outage
According to DownDetector, a website that tracks WhatsApp outages, 40 per cent users were unable to download the app, 30 per cent had trouble in sending messages and 22 per cent had problems with the web version.
WhatsApp says user reports on spam do not undermine end-to-end encryption
WhatsApp’s clarification came in response to a report by non-profit newsroom ProPublica that said even though WhatsApp says it does not see user content, the Facebook-owned company has an extensive monitoring operation and regularly shares personal information with prosecutors.
Delhi govt launches new COVID-19 WhatsApp helpdesk number
People of Delhi can get easy and authentic COVID-related information by just sending ‘Hi’ to the WhatsApp number.
Irish watchdog fines WhatsApp $267M after EU privacy probe
The Data Protection Commission said Thursday that it was also ordering WhatsApp to take “remedial actions” so that its data processing complies with the EU rules. WhatsApp said the fine was out of proportion and it would appeal the decision.
WhatsApp fixes problem in image filter after CPR flagged security vulnerability
”CPR exposed a security vulnerability in WhatsApp…An attacker could have exploited the vulnerability to read sensitive information from WhatsApp memory,” CPR said in a statement.
3mn Indian WhatsApp accounts banned between mid-June to July-end
It received 137 reports for account support, of which one was actioned, and 316 requests to ban accounts, the messaging giant said in its second compliance report under the new Information Technology Rules, 2021.
WhatsApp testing messages that disappear after 90 days: Report
Earlier, the popular messaging application had stated that it is working on view once messages that would disappear forever after just being viewed once, GizmoChina reported on Thursday.
Govt officials world over among 1.4K WhatsApp users targeted in 2019: WhatsApp CEO
Cathcart said that he saw parallels between the attack against WhatsApp users in 2019, which is now the subject of a lawsuit brought by WhatsApp against NSO, and reports about a massive data leak which are at the centre of the Pegasus Project.
Now join or leave ongoing WhatsApp group calls anytime
WhatsApp said that the ‘Joinable calls’ reduce the burden of answering a group call as it starts, and brings the spontaneity and ease of in-person conversations to group calling on WhatsApp.