Whatsapp

Fake WhatsApp that can gain access to your personal data spotted online

The malicious WhatsApp version called WhatsApp Plus is being circulated via spam comments across the Internet and it can potentially control your personal data.

Apr 5, 2018

WhatsApp for JioPhone in the making: Everything you need to know

WhatsApp's arrival on JioPhone follows the lead of Google Assistant and Facebook, which recently made their way to the smart feature phone.

Mar 22, 2018

WhatsApp co-founder wants you to delete Facebook amid social outcry

After Cambridge Analytica's alleged user data theft, Facebook has found itself in a legal, financial and PR nightmare.

Mar 21, 2018

WhatsApp to bring adaptive icon shape customization option for Android phones soon

Android phone users will be able to change their default circular WhatsApp icon to square, teardrop, and more shapes. Apple iOS version will get it later.

Mar 12, 2018

WhatsApp set to disrupt digital payments market in India, says GlobalData

Established players such as Paytm are also feeling the push and fear that their position will be challenged with the entry of WhatsApp payments, according to the report.

Mar 9, 2018

BlackBerry sues Facebook over patent infringement, and Facebook 'intends to fight'

BlackBerry filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the social media giant Facebook on March 6.

Mar 7, 2018

WhatsApp's upcoming 'Locked Recordings' feature addresses the biggest pain point of voice messages

WhatsApp is working on a number of new features, including "Locked Recordings", "Forwarded Messages" and extending the deadline of the "Delete For All" feature.

Mar 5, 2018

Instagram likely to launch voice and video calling features

Instagram has adopted a lot of features from Snapchat and successfully developed them for users of the Facebook-owned photo-sharing app.

Mar 5, 2018

Facebook is testing new Voice Clip feature in India: Now share your voice as status update

Facebook's Voice Clip status update in India will be an easier and more intimate option than texting or uploading a video status.

Mar 5, 2018

WhatsApp 'Delete for Everyone' feature deadline will get extension soon: Everything you need to know

WhatsApp 'Delete for Everyone' feature, which currently has a deadline of seven minutes, will soon get extended to beyond one hour.

Mar 4, 2018

WhatsApp for iPhone gets Instagram-like time and location stickers via latest update

The WhatsApp for iPhone version 2.18.30 update also brings the option that lets you search a group member in a WhatsApp group.

Mar 1, 2018

WhatsApp's upcoming feature 'Forwarded Message' will let you say goodbye to spams

WhatsApp will soon display 'Forwarded Message' tag against messages that are forwarded from another chat or from the same chat.

Feb 28, 2018

Facebook launches facial recognition feature to enhance security

The new feature will send a notification to Facebook users when someone uploads their images and tries to steal their identity.

Feb 28, 2018

WhatsApp Business app users to get popular verified green badge

WhatsApp Business app is offering verified accounts to select group of users. Here is how you can get the green badge.

Feb 28, 2018

Two teenagers interrogated by UP police for creating WhatsApp group titled 'Lashkare-e-Taiba'

One of the investigating Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) officials told PTI that the sender of the invitation on WhatsApp was a Class 9 boy from Rajasthan.

Feb 27, 2018

Google to bring AI-based Reply app for Android smartphone users

Google Reply will allow users to send instant replies to messages directly from the notification bar of Android smartphones.

Feb 22, 2018

Paytm vs Whatsapp: Which payments app should you use?

With multiple digital payments option in the market, its often difficult to decide which one's the best and most importantly, is it safe?

Feb 22, 2018

How to recover deleted messages on WhatsApp? This simple trick renders 'Delete for Everyone' feature useless

Users with the habit of quoting messages while replying can render the "Delete for Everyone" feature useless.

Feb 19, 2018

NPCI shows green flag to WhatsApp Payments in India, service limited to 1mn users now

The NPCI has allowed WhatsApp to roll out its beta testing programme for UPI-based Payment services in India.

Feb 18, 2018

Why is Paytm founder venting his ire over WhatsApp pay?

Sharma argues that WhatsApp's parent Facebook is killing the open platform of the UPI through "its custom close garden implementation".

Feb 15, 2018