“Thrilled to join the WhatsApp community! It is yet another step closer in our journey of continued interactions. Let's stay connected here! Here’s a picture from the new Parliament Building…”, wrote PM Modi.
WhatsApp continues to evolve its features and functionality to enhance user experience, security, and privacy. These recent updates demonstrate the platform's commitment to providing a seamless and secure messaging experience for its users.
By implementing this automated security code verification, WhatsApp aims to enhance security and convenience for users, ensuring end-to-end encryption without requiring extra effort on their part.
This introduction of WhatsApp Channels in India brings a fresh and private way for users to stay informed about topics that matter to them.
Meta has announced that the rollout of WhatsApp Channels will take place globally in the coming weeks. They intend to incorporate more features and expand Channels based on user feedback.
Users will find the new WhatsApp Channels feature located in a new tab labelled "Updates," alongside the existing Status feature and the channels they choose to follow. This organization ensures that users can easily access the content that matters most to them.
This new feature, which allows the creation of a new group chat while forwarding messages, is available for iOS users who install the latest update of WhatsApp from the App Store.
WhatsApp is actively working on a new Android feature, cchat interoperability', in response to the latest European Union (EU) regulations. This feature will empower users to exchange messages across different messaging apps.
WhatsApp's upcoming 'filter group chats' feature will provide users with a list of groups on their device while excluding individual chats. This distinction will enable more efficient management of group conversations.
This revamped calling interface is currently available to select beta testers who have installed the latest WhatsApp beta for iOS via the TestFlight app.
The new shortcut provides an easy way for users to select photos and videos directly from their app gallery. Once selected, these media files will be shared as documents
Currently, WhatsApp channels are only available in nine countries, including Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Kenya, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, Singapore, and Ukraine.
These actions were taken to comply with India's IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, which require digital and social media platforms with more than 5 million users to publish monthly compliance reports.
After releasing the instant video messages feature for iOS and Android, WhatsApp is now rolling out a new toggle feature within the app settings to give users better control over this function.
This new feature is being introduced through the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.18.20 update, available on the Google Play Store. With this update, WhatsApp is presenting an additional option to community admins that grants them more control.
The new WhatsApp Mac app, which is compatible with macOS 11 and later, can be downloaded from the WhatsApp website. Its introduction expands communication possibilities for Mac users while prioritising data security.
This innovation makes it harder to track caller location by securely rerouting calls through WhatsApp servers.
A probe by the police found that a gang that actively targeted such couples was behind it. The gang operated a WhatsApp group called "Army of Mahdi" and shared the videos on the group.
If you continue to receive unwanted messages, even from known contacts or unfamiliar numbers, WhatsApp has a solution. You can use a designated feature to report such instances.
Android users can already access the HD video feature on WhatsApp. However, the avatar reply feature is expected to arrive in a future update.
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