Popular communications platform WhatsApp is testing chat filters for all users. Currently only available for business accounts, chat filtering offers a simple and quick way to find certain chats.
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A couple of days ago, 9to5Mac reported that WhatsApp had finally released the ability to react to a message. Alongside this feature, the company is also updating to allow up to 512 people in a group and increasing the size limit of a file from 100MB to 2GB.
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After months of testing, WhatsApp is finally rolling out its long-anticipated Reactions feature. This announcement was made by Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg on a Facebook post. With that, iOS and Android users will be able to react to a message as similarly as they can on Instagram.
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A few years ago, WhatsApp launched Status, an Instagram Stories–like feature, to its app. Now, it seems the company is really pushing hard for users to start taking advantage of this function more and more.
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As WhatsApp is readying the new Reactions feature for its users in a future update, the app is also working on the ability to bring an Instagram Stories–like feature to its Status tab by adding quick reactions to users’ posts.
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The popular messaging app WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta, is currently down for multiple users around the world. There seems to be a widespread outage that has been preventing users from accessing the platform as of Thursday afternoon.
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The latest version of WhatsApp for iOS is bringing a feature the company teased users about a week ago. Starting now, users will be able to participate in group voice calls with up to 32 participants. Here’s everything new with this update.
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After announcing Reactions, Communities, group polls, and more, WhatsApp is now working on a subscription plan for its business app. With that, the company will bring exclusive features for those who rely on WhatsApp to work.
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Last week, WhatsApp officially announced it would roll out a handful of features in the coming weeks: Reactions, Communities, increased file sizes, and group polls. Now, in a new beta version of the app, the ability to react to a message is finally being made available.
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Six months ago, WhatsApp started to implement another privacy setting for its users with a new option to hide your “Last Seen” status from specific contacts. The company is now rolling out this feature for beta testers. Here’s what you need to know.
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It’s been a while since 9to5Mac reported that WhatsApp was developing Reactions and Community features. Now, the company has finally announced both of them as official. Here’s everything you need to know.
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At the end of March, 9to5Mac reported that WhatsApp started testing the ability to send files up to 2GB on the app. While its beta testing is still limited to Argentina, there’s another feature that may be coming to users in the near future – the ability to see the file transfer progress.
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A new report from WABetaInfo notes that the popular messaging platform, WhatsApp, is rolling out changes to its media visibility. The update, coming to its latest beta, is changing the way media from disappearing messages save onto your device.
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A month ago, WABetaInfo discovered that WhatsApp was starting to work on a new poll feature for group chats. Now, we can take another look at this upcoming function, as well as see what to expect from it.
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Three years after limiting the number of messages users can forward at once in Brazil, WhatsApp is planning to roll out this feature globally. The function, which is currently in beta, will be released in a future update. Here’s what you need to know.
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Messaging interoperability encryption challenges are being discussed by security experts, following the European Union’s decision to make cross-platform messaging capabilities a legal requirement.
There was much debate on whether or not to include messaging interoperability in the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and the challenges of maintaining end-to-end encryption was one of the key issues …
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After WhatsApp for iOS released beta version 22.7.0.76, which finally brings support for iOS 15, the company also started testing the ability to let users send files up to 2GB in size.
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It’s been six months since Apple released iOS 15, and only now WhatsApp is bringing full support for the iPhone’s latest operating system. According to WABetaInfo, version 22.7.0.76 of WhatsApp beta finally brings support to iOS 15.
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Messaging interoperability – in which it would be possible to send a message to someone without knowing or caring which chat service they use – finally made it into the European Union’s Digital Markets Act.
It was one of the most controversial elements of the upcoming legislation, with some arguing that it would be a technological nightmare to implement, and others that it would benefit both startups and consumers …
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WhatsApp for iOS is rolling out a new Contact Info page for public beta testers just a few months after doing the same with Business accounts.
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While WhatsApp is tweaking its app with camera UI changes, global voice player function, and more, it seems the company is now planning its next big feature, the ability to create polls on group chats.
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WhatsApp has been working for a while to introduce a new iMessage-like Reactions feature to all users. While it’s still not available for beta testers to try it out, the company seems to be planning a simultaneous rollout of the function, as the app is now readying Reactions for its Mac version as well.
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Update, Feb 22: In the latest beta 22.5.0.71, WhatsApp brought back the horizontal media bar after users’ complaints. All other tweaks follow, but this one the company reverted, as reported by WABetaInfo.
WhatsApp for iOS is working on some new features. With the latest betas, the app is tweaking the built-in camera, as well as revamping other functions.
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WhatsApp has been working to improve the voice call experience on its app for a while. A new beta version shows that the company is planning a revamped user interface for a future update.
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