WhatsApp: News & Discussions

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WhatsApp getting 4 new animated sticker packs today: Check details

WhatsApp is rolling out four new animated sticker packs for Android Beta and iOS Beta apps today. As reported by WABetaInfo, the messaging platform is getting these new animated stickers in WhatsApp Android Beta version 2.20.194.17 and 2.20.70.26 iOS beta versions.

It is also reported that previous updates might get the feature as well (for example the 2.20.70 iOS update from the App Store) but it is still a Beta exclusive update. We can expect these to roll out in future stable updates after thorough testing. The Beta updates usually get bugs and inconsistency, so the company is only uses it for testing purposes.

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WhatsApp Business update brings QR codes, animated stickers and more; check details

The WhatsApp Business app is about to get a bunch of new features including support for QR codes and links to products. The new features will be helpful to businesses that can now have a more interactive and intuitive conversation with interested customers. WhatsApp Business already allows businesses to interact with customers, create business profiles, and set away messages and greeting messages.

The new WhatsApp Business features will help businesses grow closer to their existing and prospective customers by maintaining a closer connection during the pandemic when physical visits to an offline store are difficult. WhatsApp has also revealed that of the 50 million WhatsApp Business users globally, about 15 million are Indian. Check out the three main new features in detail below.

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WhatsApp beta for iPhone gets contact shortcuts, voice over improvements and more

WhatsApp has brought an update for beta users on the iPhone with improved features which also include the work-in-progress contacts shortcut feature. Apart from this, other changes that can be expected include some general bug fixes as well as voice over improvements. Infact, the bubble colour in a WhatsApp chat is also being changed to a slightly different shade of green. The changes have been reported by WABetaInfo and gives an insight on the upcoming changes for WhatsApp for iOS users.

According to the report, the features have been introduced in WhatsApp v2.20.80.22 beta for iPhone. The Facebook-owned company has been working on creating a shortcut for contacts for a while now and it is now expected to be available for a large audience. The idea is to create a contact shortcut which users will be able to see in their iOS share sheet after they send a message in a chat. The report said that this may work for all those using iOS 13.6 beta.

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WhatsApp adds ability to cross-check forwarded messages via Google

WhatsApp Messenger has rolled out a new feature to its popular messaging application. The new update brings the ability to check forwarded messages on the platform.

The company has revealed that it is testing a new feature known as the Search the Web. The feature will allow users to check for the forwarded messages they get on their WhatsApp. One can tap on the magnifying glass button in the chat and it will provide a simple way to search messages that have been forwarded many times. “The feature may help people find news results or other sources of information about the content they have received,” the company said in a statement.

Additionally, the feature works by allowing users to upload the message via their browser without WhatsApp ever seeing the message itself. The company has revealed that the Search the Web feature is being rolled out starting today in Brazil, Italy, Ireland, Mexico, Spain, UK, and the US for those on the latest versions of WhatsApp for Android, iOS and WhatsApp Web.

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WhatsApp brings back vacation mode, auto-archive chats feature and more with latest Android beta update

WhatsApp is working on a lot of interesting features and we get to see the snippets of them every now and then. As per reports, WhatsApp has brought back its popular Vacation mode feature in the latest Android beta update. Along with this, other features including the auto-archive chats is also being tested by the messaging app. All the features are currently under development and WhatsApp will roll them out officially only when it is free of bugs.

As per Wabetainfo, after shelving the vacation mode a couple of weeks ago, WhatsApp has started working on the feature again. “WhatsApp has decided to implement the Vacation Mode again, under a new form! There will be a new dedicated section for the Vacation Mode, that allows choosing different parameters. When the new feature will be enabled, Archived chats will be moved to the top of your chats list,” the report by the WhatsApp features tracker read.

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This WhatsApp text can freeze your Android, iOS smartphone

WhatsApp is currently one of the most used applications across the globe. The cross-platform messaging app constantly gets updated with new features, bug fixes as well as security patches. With every update, the company aims to fix something but ends up leaving a backdoor for some hacker or the other by mistake. Due to this, another text message has started circulating among users that freezes their smartphones.

A twitter user brought this into public attention with the help of WABetaInfo. The WhatsApp features tracker posted a tweet on twitter seeking ideas for WhatsApp features. In one of the relies, the company found about the buggy message that tends to freeze the smartphone of any user who tries opening the text.

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WhatsApp or anybody else cannot read your chats, company assures highest privacy standards

In the last few weeks, WhatsApp’s promise on privacy has been put under the scanner. In the investigation leading up to the death of the popular Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, a few personal WhatsApp chats of the accused were leaked. Several people and media houses started questioning the security of the encrypted chats on the platform. If you had doubts too, the company has come up with a clarification on the issue.

“WhatsApp protects your messages with end-to-end encryption so that only you and the person you’re communicating with can read what is sent, and nobody in between can access it, not even WhatsApp. It’s important to remember that people sign up on WhatsApp using only a phone number, and WhatsApp doesn’t have access to your message content,” says WhatsApp.

“WhatsApp follows guidance provided by operating system manufacturers for on-device storage and we encourage people to take advantage of all the security features provided by operating systems such as strong passwords or biometric IDs to prevent third parties from accessing content stored on the device,” the spokesperson added.

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WhatsApp Enables Always Mute, New Storage UI, Media Guidelines Features in Latest Android Beta

WhatsApp is enabling multiple features for Android beta users to tinker with. This includes a useful ‘Always Mute' feature, a new Storage Usage UI and its tools, and another feature called Media Guidelines. The instant messaging platform has released WhatsApp 2.20.201.10 beta for Android and it also has been discovered that video and voice call buttons for business accounts have disappeared. The new features have been enabled in the latest beta, but the waiting time may be a little more for some.

WABetaInfo dug into the latest WhatsApp 2.20.201.10 beta for Android and spotted several new features in testing. The most exciting of all is probably the ‘Always Mute' feature which essentially replaces the ‘1 year' option available earlier when muting a chat. The new option is self-explanatory, allowing users to mute few groups or people indefinitely. We were able to spot this feature in the latest beta. WABetaInfo notes that if it does not appear immediately, it should be enabled within a few days.

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WhatsApp registers Beta v2.20.203.3 for Android, here’s what’s new

According to a WaBetaInfo report, the company is working for a few months on a couple of new features. This includes Join Missed Calls, which would allow users to quickly join calls in a certain situation. The feature is meant to allow users to join a group missed call if the call is still active with other members. It is still under development and will be available via an update in the future.

Another new feature is the Biometric Lock, as the name suggests, this new addition will bring biometric security to the popular messaging application. In this, users would be able to use Fingerprint Lock to protect their WhatsApp. This feature will also work with face recognition systems if a fingerprint sensor is not present in one’s device. At the moment, facial and fingerprint based recognition are the only two methods that are supported.

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WhatsApp gets a new feature that lets users mute a chat forever

A new feature is being introduced on WhatsApp that would help users mute specific chats forever. The tech giant has taken to Twitter to announce that it is adding a new option known as ‘Always‘ in chat settings. This feature has been rolled out under beta testing for a while now but the company has it is finally rolling out to the stable version.

Before this update, the Mute Settings features three options allowing you to mute a chat for 8 Hours, 1 Week, or 1 year. The third option is now changing to ‘Always’, which will let you mute a chat forever. However, WhatsApp will still allow you to choose whether you want to show notifications for that chat or not. The feature is now being pushed to iOS and Android devices, as well as on WhatsApp web.

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WhatsApp disappearing messages soon to become reality: All you need to know about the new feature

WhatsApp has been in the news for disappearing messages, a feature it is expected to get soon. After a number of hints in its beta versions, the messaging app has now officially confirmed that the feature will soon roll out for users. Read on to know more about it.

 

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WhatsApp Bulk Delete Feature released: How to use it?

WhatsApp has yet announced another feature to make it easier for you to delete items in bulk. WhatsApp is also revealing a new look for its storage management screen for the first time in 3 years. You can now head to settings of WhatsApp and then to 'Storage and Data'. You'll now have to click on Manage Storage to take a look at the new UI. With the new user interface, you get a storage meter up top with 2 new sections below showing you those items which are larger than 5MB and those which have been forwarded many times.

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WhatsApp Disappearing Messages starts rolling out for Android, iOS users: All you need to know

The new Disappearing Messages will allow users to have conversations of various sorts and will ensure their privacy. Users will be able to send and receive vanishing messages once the Disappearing Messages feature is enabled. The ephemeral messages can be sent on both individual and group chats. While for one-to-one chats any person can enable the feature, group chats would need the admins to do the deed.

The messages will have a 7-day window, following which they will be automatically deleted. This is also applicable for messages that have not been seen. However, a preview of the messages will remain until the chat is opened.

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WhatsApp adds a Shopping Button inside WhatsApp Business Chats

WhatsApp is launching a bunch of features since a week. And now another feature to join the list is a shopping button for business accounts. With the help of this button, you will be able to open the product catalogue of the business This new button was cited almost 2 months ago in an APK teardown by WABetaInfo. Now, If the business has a bunch of products and offers a catalogue for the same, it will be able to show the catalogue now through their WhatsApp business account too. The new catalogue button will be shown next to the call icon.

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WhatsApp Disappearing Messages feature now available in India: How to use it on Android, iOS

WhatsApp has been working on the ‘Disappearing Messages’ feature for quite some time now. The Facebook-owned giant has now finally started rolling out the feature for users in India. The feature is available on both Android as well as iOS. However, there is a way to enable the feature and here’s how you can do it:

WhatsApp’s new Disappearing Messages feature basically allows users to have conversations of various sorts and will ensure their privacy. Users will be able to send and receive messages that will vanish after a certain period of time. Just like Snapchat, the user will be able to decide the duration of the message, after which it will be deleted from the chat.

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