Tag: WhatsApp

20 year old Yahoo Messenger shuts down today

20 year old Yahoo Messenger shuts down today

Instant messaging service Yahoo Messenger shut down on Tuesday after a 20-year run. The iconic messaging application from late 90s struggled to keep up with WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. “We know we have many loyal fans who have used Yahoo Messenger since its beginning as one of the first chat[Read More…]

WhatsApp selects 20 teams to curb fake news globally, including India

WhatsApp rumours kill 32 year old Google techie

Karnataka :A 32-year-old software engineer was beaten to death and four others including a Qatar national were seriously injured over WhatsApp rumours of a child kidnapping in Karnataka’s Bidar. The police said that it all started after the man from Qatar was seen distributing chocolates to local children. The police have[Read More…]

Reliance JioPhone finally start supporting WhatsApp

Reliance JioPhones likely to get WhatsApp soon

San Francisco: Reliance JioPhones, which run on KaiOS, a Linux-based light mobile Operating System (OS), may soon get WhatsApp. According to Wabetainfo.com, a fan site that tests new WhatsApp features early, as of February 2018 KaiOS Technologies have acquired many new partners, including Facebook that also owns the popular messaging[Read More…]

WhatsApp's 'one-way' broadcast mode for group chats is here

‘WhatsApp Business’ now available on Android in India

New Delhi: To help businesses communicate better with their customers in India, WhatsApp has officially rolled out “WhatsApp Business” — a free-to-download Android app for small businesses — in the country. The new app, available on Google Play Store, will make it easier for companies to connect with customers, and more[Read More…]

WhatsApp’s ‘Forwarded’ feature: identifies message as ‘Forwarded’ or originally written by sender

WhatsApp will not work on these smartphones from December 31

Instant messaging service app WhatsApp will not work on certain BlackBerry and Windows Phone platforms from December 31, 2017, the company said. The Facebook-owned social app will discontinue functioning on Blackberry OS, Blackberry 10 and Windows Phone 8.0. Earlier Whatsapp extended its support for both the platform in June 2017.[Read More…]

Check if WhatsApp will work on your phone from Dec 31

Facebook-owned mobile messaging app WhatsApp will stop working on a number of platforms from December 31, the company has confirmed. The messaging app will drop support for ‘BlackBerry OS’, ‘BlackBerry 10’, ‘Windows Phone 8.0’ and older platforms, from December 31, 2017, according to an express.co.uk report published on Monday. “We[Read More…]

WhatsApp asked to stop sharing data with Facebook

France’s privacy watchdog has issued a formal notice to WhatsApp, asking the popular mobile messaging app to stop sharing user data with the parent company Facebook within a month. The Chair of the National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) had asked WhatsApp to provide a sample of the French users’ data[Read More…]

Watch YouTube videos right in WhatsApp while chatting

Watch YouTube videos right in WhatsApp while chatting

A new WhatsApp update rolled out for iOS will let users play YouTube videos right within the instant messaging app. The update will also let users navigate to another chat while you are watching the video. The information regarding the new WhatsApp update Version 2.17.81 was published on AppStore and[Read More…]

Facebook Messenger hits 1.3 billion monthly active users mark

Facebook Messenger hits 1.3 billion monthly active users mark

Over 1.3 billion people around the world are now using Facebook Messenger every month, the company said. The Messenger crossed the one billion monthly active users (MAUs) mark in July 2016. “We’ve continued working hard to make Messenger the best it can be, introducing new masks, filters and reactions for[Read More…]





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