WhatsApp: News & Discussions

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WhatsApp now tells you if a message you've received is forwarded

The step will help users know if a message they've received was forwarded as it came to the sender.

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WhatsApp starts rolling out voice and video group calling feature

Facebook announced group calling features for WhatsApp at its F8 conference last month. While the feature was only limited for a very few users, the company is now rolling group calling support to a wider audience on both iOS and Android smartphones.

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WhatsApp might soon introduce Sticker feature

The new feature will allow users to send stickers to other users, similar to what we have seen in Facebook, Instagram and Messenger. However, the blog reveals that the feature is disabled for development reasons and it will be enabled in next releases. The new Sticker category is present right next to GIF.

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WhatsApp updates privacy policy, terms of use ahead of payments service launch

As part of the updated terms, WhatsApp said it may collect additional information when payments service is used.

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WhatsApp adds new feature, allows only admin to send messages in group

Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has recently announced that the app will now have a feature in the group settings, which will allow only admins to converse in a group chat.

Members will not be able to participate in any group discussions or chats after the feature has been enabled by the admin.

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WhatsApp gets option to re-download deleted media, hide media in gallery

WhatsApp can re-download media that was deleted from your phone’s storage. According to Android Police, the feature has been working for them in WhatsApp 2.18.205 beta for Android, and could also be working in earlier versions of WhatsApp.

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WhatsApp Will Now Label Forwards in a Bid to Combat Misinformation

- WhatsApp has now started labelling forwarded messages
- The feature was previously seen in a beta version
- It can help limit the circulation of fake news and misinformation.

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WhatsApp enables Mute option for all beta users, previews Stickers in latest beta

WhatsApp is now out with a new update that will make the lives of quite a few people easier. The new update from WhatsApp brings the Mute shortcut to the notification bar.

All beta users can swiftly mute a chat from the notification center itself when prompted there with the option to mute. But there is a little catch in the Mute option, and that is that the option will be made available once the notification count reaches 51 or more messages.

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WhatsApp limits message forwarding to tackle misinformation

WhatsApp is testing a limit forwarding feature which will restrict the number of people or groups you can send a forwarded message to, simultaneously. While the limit is kept at 20 for users worldwide, the same has been reduced to just 5 in India following over a dozen lynchings in the country.

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WhatsApp Group Video calling, Group Voice calling now rolling out to everyone; here's everything to know

Starting Monday, WhatsApp users on Android and iOS will be able to make a group call with up to four people in total with the updated app via Google Play and App Store respectively.

WhatsApp users just need to start a one-on-one voice or video call and then tap the new “add participant” button in the top right corner to add more people to the same call (although limit is up to four people).

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WhatsApp is rolling out a ‘Mark as Read’ option for its beta users on Android

According to a report by WABetaInfo, the company is rolling out the ‘Mark as Read’ option for its Android Beta testers with version number 2.18.232. The thing to note here is that this is not the first time that we have noticed this feature as the company first introduced the feature with version number 2.18.214 almost two weeks back. As previously reported, the feature was then hidden even from the best testers but it looks like now the developers have ironed out any issues to make it stable for the full roll out.

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WhatsApp launches new tools for its Business app to help improve communication

WhatsApp added that “Business will” have to “pay to send certain messages” so it will ensure that they are not spamming users with messages.

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WhatsApp to show to you ads in 'WhatsApp Status' soon; officials confirm

According to the report, WhatsApp officials have confirmed that the company will introduce ads in its ‘Status’ feature starting next year. It will allow companies to text users directly via WhatsApp for any customer-service queries instead of calling. WhatsApp has already started doing this with some companies and with this it is looking for revenue generation as the service will be on chargeable basis.

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WhatsApp Bringing Picture-in-Picture Mode for Android to Watch Instagram, YouTube Videos: Report

+WhatsApp will add PiP mode in the Android app
+You'll be able to watch YouTube and Instagram videos within the app
+The feature will arrive in one of the next few updates

WhatsApp is reportedly working on a picture-in-picture video feature for Android. The messaging app has had an eventful 2018 as it has been launching and testing new features with high frequency. To recall, WhatsApp for iOS received PiP support earlier this year. The new feature that will arrive on Android devices, will let WhatsApp users play videos from Instagram and YouTube in a small window within the messaging app itself. It essentially means you will not need to go to Instagram or YouTube apps to view a video sent by a contact.

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WhatsApp adds multi-calling feature

MUMBAI: WhatsApp has finally launched multi-calling feature for both voice and video calls. It is being rolled out to Android and iOS users globally. Facebook confirmed the group video calling feature at its annual F8 conference.

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