Facebook-owned WhatsApp yesterday brought group calling to its users.
WhatsApp rolls out group calling for voice and video with up to 4 participants simultaneously
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WhatsApp to gain full media previews in iOS notifications, including animated GIFs
WhatsApp for iPhone today was bumped to version 2.18.80 on App Store. While no new features were mentioned in the changelog aside from the ability to send messages to groups, the update has apparently laid the groundwork for a new feature that a lot of users have been asking for for years now: full media previews in iOS notifications, including animated GIFs.
Dish customers can now start support conversations in Apple’s Messages app
Pay-TV provider Dish Network today announced that its customers are now able to start support conversations using Apple's Business Chat feature in the Messages app.
Microsoft says it’s willing to work with Apple on bringing iMessage to Windows users
Microsoft wants to bring iMessage to Windows.
WhatsApp gains inline Facebook and Instagram video playback, stickers coming soon
Facebook-owned WhatsApp bumped its App Store app this morning to version 2.18.51.
WhatsApp’s next update to bring account info download feature to all users globally
Following yesterday's launch of Instagram's data-download tool, WhatsApp has now announced that its next update due in the coming weeks will bring a similar feature of its own.
Facebook brings 360 degree photos and 720p video to Messenger
Facebook today announced that people can now send and receive 360-degree panoramic photos and HD quality videos through the mobile Messenger app for iPhone and iPad, as well as via its messaging web app at Messenger.com.
iOS 11.4 beta hands-on: AirPlay 2, Messages in iCloud, HomePod stereo pairing & more
Apple yesterday seeded first developer-only betas of iOS 11.4, tvOS 11.4 and watchOS 4.3.1, with the iOS and tvOS betas reinstating a pair of missing features that we were promised at WWDC back last summer: AirPlay 2 and Messages in iCloud.
macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 release notes
On March 30, 2018, Apple released the major macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 software update for Mac with under-the-hood tweaks, a bunch of security fixes and some feature additions, including better support for external GPUs, Business Chat in Messages and more.
Apple acknowledges a bug that lets Siri read out hidden notifications, a fix is coming soon
A bug in iOS 11 that lets Siri read out hidden notifications will be fixed.
iOS 11 privacy bug allows Siri to read out hidden message notifications on a locked device
Brazilian outlet Mac Magazine today reported (Google Translate) on a newly-discovered privacy bug (it affects all iOS 11 versions, including the upcoming iOS 11.3 update) that allows Siri to read hidden notifications from messaging apps on a locked device.
WhatsApp raises the limit for revoking mistakenly sent messages to more than an hour
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has quietly extended the limit for the Delete For Everyone feature.