WhatsApp is working on a long-awaited feature. According to WABetaInfo, the messenger app will soon set the ability to add a username. With that in mind, people will no longer need to share their phone numbers, as a username will be enough to find someone on the platform. This feature was found in the Android…
Remember how all of us begged for years for Twitter to let us edit our tweets? Well, WhatsApp must have been paying attention because it’s finally catching up. In a blog post, the company announced that it is now rolling out the ability for users to edit their messages in WhatsApp. According to the announcement,…
WhatsApp is adding a new feature called Chat Lock that looks to put your most private conversations behind a secondary wall of security. In a blog post, the company announced Chat Lock, a new feature “which lets you protect your most intimate conversations behind one more layer of security.” The company says that, by locking…
After years of waiting, WhatsApp has finally released a new version of multi-device support. Starting today, users will get the ability to set the same WhatsApp account on up to four phones, whether it’s an iPhone or an Android device. According to a blog post, each linked phone connects to WhatsApp independently, ensuring that your…
In 2020, WhatsApp introduced the Disappearing Messages feature. As the name indicates, you can start a chat that the messages would disappear in 24 hours, seven days, or 90 days. Not only could this be helpful for privacy reasons, but also to ensure you always have storage for new messages on your device. After these…
WhatsApp users in the United Kingdom could be forced to use a different communication app if the company is forced to break end-to-end encryption. Critics of the Online Safety Bill, which is being considered by the government, say that it will effectively enable the agency to break end-to-end encryption. Will Cathcart, Meta’s head of WhatsApp,…
When it comes to messaging platforms, Apple’s Messages app is arguably a bit dull. Sure, it does a few things extraordinarily well. But still, it lacks many features that are common across several other messaging platforms. In light of that, it’s a bit surprising to learn that WhatsApp will reportedly be incorporating a feature that…
WhatsApp is the most popular smartphone chat app, an excellent alternative to iMessage that can bridge the gap between iPhone and Android when it comes to private texting. Like other instant messengers, WhatsApp also lets you send audio voice messages to friends and family, which can come in handy in various situations. And a new…
WhatsApp for iOS has been updated with a few new features that will be rolling out to users globally over the coming weeks. One of them is the ability to create a chat with yourself. Previously, if you wanted to save messages or have a quick-access place to find your notes – why not? –you…
WhatsApp is debuting official proxy support for users all over the world, the company announced in a blog post on Thursday. As the company explains, this will allow all WhatsApp users to access the messaging service even if their connection is blocked. After finding a proxy, those users will connect to WhatsApp through servers hosted…
