In a bid to make the messaging platform more user friendly, Meta-owned WhatsApp is likely working on a new feature that will allow users to silently exit groups. In a screenshot, it is shown that when users want to exit a WhatsApp group, other people will...

Meta-owned WhatsApp is now rolling out the ability to react to messages to people that use the most recent versions of WhatsApp for Android, iOS, Web and Desktop. According to WABetaInfo, the current version of message reactions brings six emojis  Like, Love,...

Meta-owned WhatsApp on Monday said that it banned over 18 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of March in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021. The platform had banned over 14 lakh such accounts in the country in February. The company said that it also received...

Meta-owned WhatsApp is likely working on the ability to view status updates right within the chats list in a future update of the app.According to WABetaInfo, this feature is under development so it has not been rolled out to beta testers yet."Another improvement...

Meta-owned WhatsApp is likely working on a feature that would let users chat with the same account on multiple phones, or on a phone and a tablet. A screen found in a beta version of the app by the site WABetaInfo gives instructions for registering the device you...

Meta-owned WhatsApp has confirmed that it is running a cash-back campaign in India to drive more users on its digital payments service. The company is giving away Rs 11 cashback up to three times by sending money to three different contacts via unified payments...

Meta-owned WhatsApp has announced to add emoji reactions directing in its chat app, allow up to 32 people in a single group voice call and increase file sharing to support files up to 2GB, up from the current sharing size of 100MB.WhatsApp will first allow users...

In a major flip to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to make deeper inroads into the Indian digital payments ecosystem, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has approved an additional 60 million users on unified payments interface (UPI) for WhatsApp....

Meta-owned encrypted messaging service WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that will allow users to share bigger-sized files and media with others over their platform.According to a WABetaInfo report, WhatsApp will soon start testing the "Media File...

Meta-owned WhatsApp has submitted a new update through the TestFlight beta Program, bringing the version up to 22.7.0.76, which finally brings support to iOS 15.According toAWABetaInfo, WhatsApp indirectly supports some iOS 15 features, but that did not mean the...

Meta-owned encrypted messaging service WhatsApp has started rolling out the much-awaited multi-device support for all users.Till now, the feature has been available to users under WhatsApp's opt-in beta testing programme. Now, according to WABetainfo, the update...

Meta-owned WhatsApp on Friday announced that it has added a web browser extension called "Code Verify" that provides real-time, third-party verification that the code running someone's WhatsApp Web has not been tampered with.In doing this, WhatsApp is further strengthening...

Meta-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday launched a dedicated 'Safety in India' resource hub highlighting a host of safety measures to help people stay safe online.The launch of the resource hub comes after WhatsApp's week-long campaign, #TakeCharge to promote the safe use...

Meta owned instant messaging app WhatsApp is working on a new feature that would allow group admins on WhatsApp to delete messages for other members of the group as well.According to WhatsApp tracker WABetaInfo, a user will see the 'This was deleted by an...

With an aim to empower its users with new features, Meta-owned WhatsApp is working on a feature that will let you hide your "last seen" status from specific people.According to GSMArena, the beta version of WhatsApp for Android now has an option to hide your...

After picking 5 Indian startups who would receive nearly Rs 35 lakh ($50,000) each to develop country-first products, Facebook-owned WhatsApp is now set to further empower the 50-million plus small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the country.Will Cathcart,...

In a bid to curb fake news during the general elections, WhatsApp and NASSCOM Foundation on Monday came together to impart digital literacy training.As part of the partnership, WhatsApp and NASSCOM Foundation will train nearly 1,00,000 Indians to spot false...

WhatsApp has taken several measures to limit the spread of misinformation and fake news on its platform in India but there is more to do to fully secure the platform, the company's India head Abhijit Bose said on Wednesday.In his first statement after taking...

Facing flak for the misuse of its platform, WhatsApp on Monday launched its first-ever TV campaign in India as part of its efforts to address the challenge of misinformation and pernicious rumours.The popular messaging platform earlier launched two phases of...