WhatsApp rolled out the “View Once” feature for photos and videos in August 2021, letting users send self-destructing pictures and videos. Now, WhatsApp has expanded that feature to voice messages. The View Once for voice messages, which should’ve been called Hear Once, works like it does for photos and videos. An audio message you send […]
Read MoreWhatsApp has always focused on phone numbers as the primary way users can find and contact each other, and it has made various improvements to the same over the years. For example, for a long time a number needed to be saved as a contact before it could be discovered through WhatsApp’s search functionality, but […]
Read MoreWhatsApp rolled out the Chat Lock feature in May to let users lock their chats with their device password or biometric, like a fingerprint. These locked chats are hidden behind a “Locked chats” folder that appears in the chat list. Hence, WhatsApp has announced a new feature called Secret Code for Chat Lock to provide […]
Read MoreWhatsApp is getting a new security feature on all platforms starting today. Over the past few weeks, Meta has been testing the option to lock chats behind a secret code on the beta versions of the app for Android and iOS for select users. That option will start rolling out to the masses today and […]
Read MoreWhatsApp is getting a new security feature on all platforms starting today. Over the past few weeks, Meta has been testing the option to lock chats behind a secret code on the beta versions of the app for Android and iOS for select users. That option will start rolling out to the masses today and […]
Read MoreMeta has pushed many security-focused features and improvements to WhatsApp in recent months, including an option to hide locked chats behind a secret code. WhatsApp also made locking chats quicker by introducing a dedicated shortcut in the chat list and another in the chat info screen in the Android version of the app, and those shortcuts […]
Read MoreAI is hitting every industry like a train these days, and Meta, owner and developer of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, is also jumping on the bandwagon and plans to add AI features to all of its platforms. The Meta AI is one such feature – it’s an AI-powered assistant people can ask questions and interact […]
Read MoreAll the new additions in WhatsApp over the last few months have made the experience for users considerably better, and it seems we have only seen the tip of the iceberg as WhatsApp continues to make more changes, both big and small. Recently, it was discovered that WhatsApp is testing a feature that allows users […]
Read MoreOne of the world’s most popular and used messaging apps, WhatsApp, is all set to get a new security feature in the form of email verification. Notably, the feature isn’t available to the general public, but according to a new report, it is now enabled for some WhatsApp beta users. The WhatsApp email verification feature […]
Read MoreAnother feature that many consider pretty basic is coming to WhatsApp in the future and is available to some users of the beta version of the app. The latest WhatsApp beta adds the ability to double-tap the screen when playing videos inside the app to skip forward and backward. Double tapping to skip or go […]
Read MoreEarlier this month, we learned that Meta is working on giving WhatsApp for Android a complete makeover to make the app look clean and modern. Back then, we got to see the home screen of the redesigned user interface, and that was about it. Now, we get to see a few more elements of the […]
Read MoreIt was recently reported that WhatsApp was testing the screen-sharing feature on the Android beta app. Notably, this feature was spotted with the WhatsApp Android beta app v2.23.11.19. Now, the screen-sharing feature is making its way to the Windows platform via the beta channel, and you can use it on your Galaxy Book laptop running […]
Read MoreFor years, apps like Instagram and WhatsApp have ruined our images and videos with low resolution. Many people have a habit of capturing images directly using such apps, and then they’re left with memories that have low resolution. However, WhatsApp is now taking a step in the right direction. WhatsApp’s HD image feature brings up […]
Read MoreWhatsApp has been working on quite a few features. Most of these features are yet to go live for general users, while some are available for beta testers. Recently, WhatsApp’s message editing feature went live for the global audience, and a few days ago, we reported that WhatsApp is working on a feature that will […]
Read MoreDespite the rise of many alternative messaging apps, such as Telegram and Signal, and an uptick in the use of RCS messaging, WhatsApp continues to be the most popular and most used messaging platform out there. It has received a slew of new features at a surprisingly fast pace over the last couple of years, […]
Read MoreWhile WhatsApp is working on a bunch of new features for its messaging app, there is a big bug that needs to be fixed as soon as possible. According to several user reports, because of an underlying bug, WhatsApp is continuously using the mic even when the user closes the app. This issue appears to […]
Read MoreWhatsApp has, for many years, chosen to avoid adding too many features to the app. The features that it did get would come years apart in most cases, which allowed other apps, Telegram being the most promiment example, to get ahead. But that changed recently. WhatsApp has been on a feature-adding spree for some time […]
Read MoreLate last year, WhatsApp rolled out a new feature called Companion Mode to select beta users. Using this feature, users were able to link new devices with the same account on an existing phone. This feature is pretty useful as it allowed users to link 4 devices at once and use two smartphones with the […]
Read MoreWhatsApp is always looking for ways to improve the user experience, and their latest update for Android tablets is an apt example of that. The new update we’re referring to is a new split view interface that is apparently being tested by the Meta-owned instant messaging service for a small group of beta testers using […]
Read MoreToday WhatsApp is announcing that the Status feature is getting a ton of new functionality. The updates that enable all of these new functions are already rolling out to users globally, and should become available to everyone who uses WhatsApp “in the coming weeks”. So what exactly is new, you wonder? First off, you can […]
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