WhatsApp stickers on the way, and artists can create their own
If the combination of words, emoji and GIFs are just not enough to express yourself properly in online chats, WhatsApp stickers aim to fill the gap …
WhatsApp now optimized for iPhone XR and iPhone XS Max, adds continuous voice message playback
WhatsApp has today updated with native screen resolution support for the iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR, in addition to a couple new features for all customers. You can find the new update, version 2.18.100, in the App Store for free.
WhatsApp may get less annoying, half its users don’t know who owns it
If you belong to a number of WhatsApp groups, it can be irritating to get alerts from them during times when you only want personal messages. That’s a problem WhatsApp appears to be looking to solve …
PSA: WhatsApp security flaw could be triggered simply by answering a call – fix available
A WhatsApp security vulnerability could allow attackers to crash the iOS app as soon as you answer a call, and could potentially be used to hack your iPhone …
WhatsApp messages and senders can be altered after you received them, say researchers
Security researchers have discovered that it’s possible for hackers to change both the content and the sender of a WhatsApp message after you’ve received it …
WhatsApp Status to start showing ads, as it starts allowing companies to contact you
Popular messaging app WhatsApp is to start displaying ads alongside its Status feature, and is already allowing companies to contact you via the service as owner Facebook seeks to make the service earn its keep …
As Apple preps group FaceTime in iOS 12, WhatsApp adds group voice & video calling for all
After originally being announced in May, group video and audio calling is now live in the latest versions of WhatsApp for iOS and Android. For iOS users, this feature comes ahead of iOS 12’s release this fall with support for Group FaceTime calls…
WhatsApp further restricting message forwarding to address the fake news problem
In the run-up to the US mid-term elections, we’re seeing social media companies making greater efforts to address the problem of fake news. Twitter recently said that it was suspending work on its verification program to devote all its attention to addressing fake news, and WhatsApp has now announced its own measures …
WhatsApp for iOS adds new features for group administrators
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature for administrators in groups. Similar to a feature offered by Telegram, this gives administrators the ability to be the only users in a group capable of sending messages…
Call for Facebook to be broken up as EU says it will livestream Zuckerberg’s testimony
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony to Congress was the video stream that launched a thousand memes – and now meme creators will get another opportunity. The European Parliament has announced that its meeting with Zuckerberg tomorrow will also be livestreamed …
WhatsApp gains special integration with Facebook & Instagram videos, new group admin features
WhatsApp for iOS has been updated with new features that help bridge the gap between it and other Facebook-owned applications. The new version also includes new features for group chats…
Facebook’s WhatsApp updates privacy policy, details upcoming data download tool ahead of GDPR
WhatsApp has today shared its updated privacy policy and terms of service. Additionally, the messaging service has made a FAQ sheet available for its upcoming data download tool, detailing how it will work.
Pioneering work allows drug dealer to be convicted from WhatsApp photo of ecstasy tablets in his palm
Police investigations are often aided by the fact that most criminals are dumb, but one drug dealer who helpfully posted a partial photo of his fingerprint in a WhatsApp message still set a challenge for police …
WhatsApp agrees not to share data with Facebook (for now), will not be fined
Facebook ran into trouble following its acquisition of WhatsApp back in 2014. It appeared to backtrack on an earlier promise not to share data between the two services, and was later warned that it may be breaking the law in the UK and elsewhere …
WhatsApp founder gives $50M to fund future development of Signal messenger
Signal has announced that WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton is providing $50M in funding for future development of the secure messaging app …
WhatsApp reportedly testing new method of catching spam and hoax messages
WhatsApp appears to be testing a new method of catching spam and hoax messages, like the oft-circulated one claiming that a subscription is required for continued use of the service. Two elements have been spotted …
WhatsApp rolling out ability to delete sent messages following successful test
We saw last month that WhatsApp was testing the ability to recall sent messages, and it is now rolling out the feature to all users …
WhatsApp launches encrypted ‘Live Location’ sharing feature in mobile app
WhatsApp today has released a new location sharing feature for its popular app. This latest feature allows users to share their location with other contacts using end-to-end encryption.
WhatsApp vulnerability could allow someone to work out who is talking to who
Software engineer Rob Heaton has identified a vulnerability in WhatsApp that could allow a stalker to work out when two contacts are communicating via the service.
He managed to exploit it by writing a Chrome extension requiring just four lines of Javascript …
Spot the difference: WhatsApp creates its own emoji, but mimics Apple ones
After long using Apple’s emoji set on both iOS and Android, WhatsApp has now created its own. That decision might make some kind of sense if it had decided to do something radically different, but instead it appears to have just created a close copy of Apple’s own designs.
You can see some direct comparisons above …
WhatsApp testing ability to recall messages, even deletes them from iOS Notification Center
If you’ve ever sent a WhatsApp reply to the wrong thread, sharing your pet-name for your partner with a business colleague, or you’ve engaged in a spot of drunk-messaging, it looks like you’ll soon have the opportunity to recall the message either before or after it is read …
WhatsApp announces new text-based status features
Starting today, popular calling and messaging service WhatsApp is rolling out some new text-based status features for its iOS app and the web.
WhatsApp announces over 1 billion daily active users & other stats
Popular messaging app WhatsApp announced today that it has reached one billion daily active users as the company also shared some other stats on how the service is being used. The one billion active daily users is up from the one billion monthly actives it announced last year, and monthly users too are up:
WhatsApp update brings albums, camera filters, and reply shortcuts
WhatsApp has received a small update that brings in albums, camera filters, and a quick reply feature to the messaging application.