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WhatsApp group safety context cards are rolling out to users as part of a new feature that is designed to improve safety on the messaging service. Users will now see contextual information after they are added to a group by a stranger. WhatsApp also allows users to control who can automatically add them to a group without their permission.

WhatsApp for iOS is introducing a new feature that lets users create events in group chats. The feature was first spotted in a beta version of the app for the Android platform by a feature tracker. However, it is now being rolled out to the stable version of the instant messaging app for iPhone.

WhatsApp announced several new features related to video calling for mobile and desktop users on Thursday. The participant list for group video calls has been expanded and up to 32 members can now be on a call together across all devices. Furthermore, users can now share their audio when screen-sharing with other participants.

WhatsApp is testing a new ‘Imagine’ shortcut that will let users generate AI-powered images using Meta AI, according to a report. While it is still in development, the feature was spotted in WhatsApp for Android version 2.24.12.4. It is speculated that this shortcut may enable quick image generation for those who frequently communicate via AI i...

When Bisoya Loitongbam read an SOS message in a WhatsApp group about a Manipur teen from an economically weak family, who needed surgery in Delhi to remove 30 metal pellets lodged in his shoulder, she immediately decided to help.

A 48-year-old businessman - a coaching class owner in Maharashtra's Thane district - was cheated of more than Rs 1.88 crore in a share trading scam that started with the membership of a WhatsApp group, police said today.

A scam targeting family and friends is circulating on WhatsApp groups, according to a report.

WhatsApp is introducing a couple of new features for Communities that will allow members to participate in newer ways in these groups. Meta, the parent company of the instant messaging platform, announced on Wednesday that it is adding a new Events feature and allowing replies in the Announcement Groups to make Communities more interactive. Events ...

WhatsApp is rolling out new Chat Filters to keep messages organised. With the new update, users can quickly find the most important conversations without needing to scroll through the entire chat list. WhatsApp's Chat Filters feature works like Google's Gmail and offers three filter options to navigate through messages more efficiently.

Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath, sharing an image on the social media platform X promoting a WhatsApp group to join for stock tips, said it was a scam.

WhatsApp rolled out the feature to pin messages in individual as well as group chats in December 2023. Users could only, however, pin a single message within one chat. Earlier this month, it was reported that WhatsApp was testing a feature that allows users to pin multiple messages within a chat. Now, the firm has officially announced this feature.

WhatsApp has been spotted working on a new end-to-end encryption (E2EE) label for individual and group conversations that is reportedly in development. The popular messaging application will show a message within chats that will confirm that the messages sent and received are encrypted and WhatsApp does not store any of the information.

WhatsApp will take more time before the third-party chats feature is available for users, Meta explained on Wednesday. As per the European Union’s (EU) Digital Markets Act (DMA), which went live on March 6, platforms are required to offer messaging interoperability in individual conversations in the region within three months. However, Meta said ...

The mathematics and biology question papers of the Uttar Pradesh class 12 board exam were allegedly shared on a WhatsApp group an hour after the examinations began on Thursday, prompting authorities to lodged a police complaint.

After three people died in attacks by elephants in Kerala in the last three weeks, local authorities hope hundreds of new cameras and intense patrolling will help combat the problem, which has sparked protests.

WhatsApp group safety context cards are rolling out to users as part of a new feature that is designed to improve safety on the messaging service. Users will now see contextual information after they are added to a group by a stranger. WhatsApp also allows users to control who can automatically add them to a group without their permission.

WhatsApp for iOS is introducing a new feature that lets users create events in group chats. The feature was first spotted in a beta version of the app for the Android platform by a feature tracker. However, it is now being rolled out to the stable version of the instant messaging app for iPhone.

WhatsApp announced several new features related to video calling for mobile and desktop users on Thursday. The participant list for group video calls has been expanded and up to 32 members can now be on a call together across all devices. Furthermore, users can now share their audio when screen-sharing with other participants.

WhatsApp is testing a new ‘Imagine’ shortcut that will let users generate AI-powered images using Meta AI, according to a report. While it is still in development, the feature was spotted in WhatsApp for Android version 2.24.12.4. It is speculated that this shortcut may enable quick image generation for those who frequently communicate via AI i...

When Bisoya Loitongbam read an SOS message in a WhatsApp group about a Manipur teen from an economically weak family, who needed surgery in Delhi to remove 30 metal pellets lodged in his shoulder, she immediately decided to help.

A 48-year-old businessman - a coaching class owner in Maharashtra's Thane district - was cheated of more than Rs 1.88 crore in a share trading scam that started with the membership of a WhatsApp group, police said today.

A scam targeting family and friends is circulating on WhatsApp groups, according to a report.

WhatsApp is introducing a couple of new features for Communities that will allow members to participate in newer ways in these groups. Meta, the parent company of the instant messaging platform, announced on Wednesday that it is adding a new Events feature and allowing replies in the Announcement Groups to make Communities more interactive. Events ...

WhatsApp is rolling out new Chat Filters to keep messages organised. With the new update, users can quickly find the most important conversations without needing to scroll through the entire chat list. WhatsApp's Chat Filters feature works like Google's Gmail and offers three filter options to navigate through messages more efficiently.

Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath, sharing an image on the social media platform X promoting a WhatsApp group to join for stock tips, said it was a scam.

WhatsApp rolled out the feature to pin messages in individual as well as group chats in December 2023. Users could only, however, pin a single message within one chat. Earlier this month, it was reported that WhatsApp was testing a feature that allows users to pin multiple messages within a chat. Now, the firm has officially announced this feature.

WhatsApp has been spotted working on a new end-to-end encryption (E2EE) label for individual and group conversations that is reportedly in development. The popular messaging application will show a message within chats that will confirm that the messages sent and received are encrypted and WhatsApp does not store any of the information.

WhatsApp will take more time before the third-party chats feature is available for users, Meta explained on Wednesday. As per the European Union’s (EU) Digital Markets Act (DMA), which went live on March 6, platforms are required to offer messaging interoperability in individual conversations in the region within three months. However, Meta said ...

The mathematics and biology question papers of the Uttar Pradesh class 12 board exam were allegedly shared on a WhatsApp group an hour after the examinations began on Thursday, prompting authorities to lodged a police complaint.

After three people died in attacks by elephants in Kerala in the last three weeks, local authorities hope hundreds of new cameras and intense patrolling will help combat the problem, which has sparked protests.