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Chakri K August 11th, 2018 4:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Tweaks the Design of Reporting a Chat or Group With Latest Android Beta

WhatsApp has lately been surrounded by questions from around the globe from techies and general users alike about the app’s privacy and security. After Jan Koum, the founder left the company following the clash with Facebook over the issue of data security; Facebook has been making back to back updates to WhatsApp to push new features on board. The latest WhatsApp beta version for Android brings redesigned layout for reporting... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 10th, 2018 10:55 AM 2 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Surrounded by Scrutiny as Researchers Reveal Incoming Messages Can Be Changed

Between growing concerns about privacy and security on messaging apps like WhatsApp, researchers at Check Point have shed light on a new revelation which supports the claims that some features on WhatsApp might promote spreading of fake news. The researchers have found and pinpointed the loopholes in the world’s most used Instant Messaging application which might be a medium to spread the fake news as per them. Check Point said... Read More

Chakri K August 9th, 2018 11:22 AM 3 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Successfully Begins the Rollout of Forward Limit on Messages for Indian Users

WhatsApp has successfully started the roll out of forwarding limit on messages in India. With the Indian government talking tough on WhatsApp's failure to check the spread of fake and provocative content on its platform, the instant messaging service said it has begun rolling out its forward message limit to five chats for over 200 million users in India. The Facebook-owned platform last month announced to launch a test to... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 6th, 2018 11:23 AM 2 COMMENTS

WhatsApp for iOS Receives the Forwarded Tag and Forward Limit for Messages

This year WhatsApp has been making quick and significant updates to its application on both Android and iOS. Many updates have been brought because of the application’s popularity in India. Notably, WhatsApp also remains the most used messaging platform in the world and is owned by the Social Media giant Facebook. In the light of recent events which happened in India, it was revealed that WhatsApp acted as a catalyst... Read More

Chakri K August 3rd, 2018 7:26 PM 3 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Spotted Testing Picture-in-Picture Mode for Android

WhatsApp is working on one of the much-anticipated features for Android- Picture-in-Picture (PiP). The feature, which is already present on Apple iPhones, once rolled out, will allow users to watch YouTube or Instagram videos right in the WhatsApp application itself. Wondering how? Well, here's why the feature is named as the Picture-in-Picture mode. Once the feature gets rolled out to the public, users can chat and watch YouTube or Instagram... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 3rd, 2018 12:05 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google Maps to Get Various India-Specific Features Going Forward

Google is working on bringing new India-specific features to Google Maps. Google is making this move to address unique challenges and opportunities in the sub-continent, a senior company official said. Since the start of 2018, Google has been rolling out new features to Maps now and then, and going forward, users in India will see more India-specific features on the platform. "Google Maps is not just about navigating from point... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 2nd, 2018 2:48 PM 1 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Business to Generate Revenue by Charging Businesses for Replying Customers After 24 Hours

WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned instant messaging app had launched a standalone WhatsApp Business application last year which designed specially to be used by businesses. The company started with a free model, and now it has declared that it will launch a new API for the WhatsApp Business app and would make its foray into paid services, thus making its first step towards making revenue. The new WhatsApp API will let Business... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 31st, 2018 11:03 AM 0 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Completes the Rollout of Group Voice, Video Calling to its 1.5 Billion Users

WhatsApp, on Tuesday, announced that it has rolled out its group calling feature for both voice and video options on iOS and Android devices for its 1.5 billion users. The group calling feature supports up to four people simultaneously. "You can make a group call with up to four people total -- anytime and anywhere. Just start a one-on-one voice or video call and tap the new "add participant" button... Read More

Chakri K July 30th, 2018 5:51 PM 1 COMMENTS

YouTube for Android Finally Gets Dark Mode a Year After its Launch on Desktop

After almost a year the 'dark mode' feature showed up on the desktop version of YouTube and four months after it appeared on iOS, finally the functionality will now be seen on Android devices as well. YouTube has reported that it would start rolling dark mode for its Android application in its entirety. Some users have already started receiving the update. The feature which was much liked by users on... Read More

Chakri K July 20th, 2018 9:47 AM 14 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Removes Quick Forward Option for Media Messages, Limits Forwarding a Message to 5 Users

WhatsApp has posted a new blog post revealing the changes it's going to make for forwarding messages option. According to WhatsApp, people in India forward more messages, photos and videos than any other country in the world, which is the reason why WhatsApp is facing some backlash from the Indian government as the spam and misinformation spreads very quickly. Going forward, WhatsApp users in India will be able to forward... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 17th, 2018 6:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

WhatsApp Mute Feature Extended to All Beta Users on Android

WhatsApp was last seen testing the ‘Mute’ and ‘Mark as Read’ feature on its beta version. Now the Facebook-owned messaging app is extending the functionality to all of its beta users. Users who wish to see the functionality in action will have to be using the latest WhatsApp Beta version. Also, new detail about the feature has come up which tells us that the option will only be available once... Read More

Chakri K July 16th, 2018 6:50 PM 1 COMMENTS

Flipkart Adds Prepaid Mobile Recharge Option on its Mobile App to Rival Amazon

Flipkart has rolled out a new update to its mobile application which has added a new feature called 'Recharges.' PhonePe, the Flipkart-owned company powers the recharges option on Flipkart. At the moment, the company is offering only prepaid recharges on the portal and states that postpaid bill payments will be launched very soon. As part of the launch offer, Flipkart is offering an instant 25% discount on first ever prepaid... Read More