whatsapp
WhatsApp is working on transcription of voice messages on iOS
by Surur
2 weeks
WhatsApp is working on automatically transcribing voice messages sent to users on the platform. The development was discovered by WABetaInfo who has offered the following details. The feature would use Apple’s voice transcri...
WhatsApp will enable end-to-end encrypted backups later this year
by Pradeep
2 weeks
WhatsApp already has end-to-end encryption by default ??so the messages sent via WhatsApp can be seen only by the sender and recipient. Today, WhatsApp announced that it will give people the option to protect their WhatsApp backup...
WhatsApp’s upcoming new feature will let you migrate your chats from Android to iOS
by Rahul
3 weeks
WhatsApp is currently in the news for both right and wrong reasons. A recent report has raised concern over the company’s handling of encrypted messages claiming that both WhatsApp and Facebook can view the content of the re...
WhatsApp can read your encrypted messages, but you may not need to worry
by Rahul
3 weeks
According to Facebook, encrypted messages on WhatsApp cannot be accessed by anyone, nor do the company can get access to them. However, in a clicking report published by a non-profit investigative journalism organization ProPubli...
WhatsApp fined more than a quarter of a billion dollars by EU
by Surur
3 weeks
The Wall Street Journal reports that WhatsApp has been fined €225 million, or $266 million by the European Union due to GDPR-related violations. “WhatsApp didn’t live up to requirements” to tell Europeans how the data is c...
WhatsApp finds a middle way, will reportedly no longer force users to accept its new privacy policy
by Surur
4 weeks
WhatsApp has run into massive opposition to its new privacy policy, designed to allow Facebook to leverage user data for marketing to business customers. In presenting the policy to users WhatsApp said: While not everyone shops wi...
WhatsApp Desktop Beta apps now available for Windows and macOS
by Surur
1 month
WhatsApp has long had beta versions of the apps available for iOS and Android, which allowed the company to test new features before releasing them to the general public. Now for the first time, the company has made the beta versi...
WhatsApp will soon allow you to transfer chat history across iOS and Android devices
by Pradeep
2 months
During the Galaxy Unpacked event today, Samsung revealed that Galaxy smartphone users can enjoy a new out-of-box smartphone setup experience that will allow them to transfer WhatsApp chats from older devices. WhatsApp confirmed th...
WhatsApp now allows to join a group call even after it’s started
by Pradeep
2 months
WhatsApp today announced that it will allow users to join a group call, even after it’s started. This feature will reduce the burden of answering a group call as soon as it starts. Even if someone in the group misses a call when...