WhatsApp experienced a global outage today, preventing users from sending or receiving messages, while other Meta apps such as Facebook Messenger and Instagram are also experiencing issues.
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According to the latest beta, WhatsApp could soon offer enhanced Chat Lock when using the linked devices feature.
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WhatsApp’s improved bottom navbar is officially rolling out to Android users of the cross-party messaging platform.
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A new feature seems to be on its way to WhatsApp for Android, with transcription for voice messages spotted in the app’s code.
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WhatsApp is expanding support for pinning chats, raising the limit to five chats.
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WhatsApp is now rolling out an update that blocks you from taking a screenshot of a contact profile picture.
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Google and WhatsApp today announced a change where WhatsApp chat and media backups on Android will “start counting toward your Google Account cloud storage limit” from December 2023 onward.
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Recent reports suggest that WhatsApp might be exploring the idea of showing ads in certain app pages like channels or status.
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WhatsApp is the latest service to make the switch to passkeys, ditching passwords for a seamless login.
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WhatsApp is moving one of its more interesting features out of beta – Channels. Channels let you follow people or entities much like you would on something like Threads and is rolling out to over 150 regions.
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Upcoming regulations in the EU will require major chat apps to offer a level of interoperability and while some services, like Apple’s iMessage, are trying to weasel their way out of the rule, WhatsApp is currently setting up future support for messages that come from other, third-party chat apps.
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Text formatting is a simple way to enhance a message and get your point across better, but it’s not always supported by your app of choice. Soon, though, WhatsApp may add support for more advanced text formatting.
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The latest WhatsApp feature brings the option to send photos in HD instead of a lower quality. This new option will preserve image quality on large photos that could benefit from limited compression.
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WhatsApp might finally be taking advantage of the AI craze in its latest beta. A limited number of users have noticed a new AI sticker generation tool that lets you create custom images to share with others.
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Like Telegram, Meta’s WhatsApp is now adding support for quick video messages that can be sent on the fly.
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Rolling out today, WhatsApp is getting a Wear OS app for all users after a brief stint in beta.
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Reports emerged last month about a bug that made it seem WhatsApp for Android was always using the microphone. Google today acknowledged the issue and a straightforward fix.
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WhatsApp has lately been addressing some of the biggest complaints about the super-popular messaging service, such as the recent ability to run your account on multiple phones. Now, WhatsApp seems to be preparing support for using multiple accounts on a single smartphone.
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WhatsApp is preparing new updates on Android, with support for group profile pictures, as well as some new Material Design elements.
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Some WhatsApp users on Android have noticed recently that the microphone seems to be in use more than it’s supposed to be, but WhatsApp claims this is a problem on Google’s end rather than its own.
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A big part of Wear OS 3 was getting more third-party developers on the platform, and WhatsApp is now testing an app for the Pixel Watch, Galaxy Watch 5, and other devices.
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Something that has long since to have held back WhatsApp is the lack of cross-device messaging. Now, the messaging app is rolling out the ability to send and receive synced messages across multiple devices.
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After months of teasing, and then testing with a limited pool of users, the dedicated “companion mode” for WhatsApp is now rolling out for all beta users on Android.
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It’s often amazing that as one of the world’s biggest messaging platforms, WhatsApp lacks several functions that are found in rival services like Telegram and Signal. It seems that WhatsApp is testing biometric locking for individual chats in the latest beta.
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