Apple's iOS 16 software includes new features for the iPhone's Messages app, like message revoking and the ability to recall a sent message, among other changes.
iOS 16 Messages lets you revoke or edit a message, mark any thread as unread & more
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How to send a message on WhatsApp without saving that phone number to your iPhone
Looking to message someone on WhatsApp whose number you have not saved to your contacts list? Follow this tutorial where we show you seven easy ways to directly message a phone number on WhatsApp without having to save the number first.
WhatsApp is rewriting its Electron-powered Mac app from scratch in Catalyst
The Meta-owned WhatsApp messaging software will provide a new Mac app in the future, rewritten in Catalyst to be faster and user-friendlier on macOS.
WhatsApp rolls out emoji reactions, 2GB file sharing and bigger 512-people chats
You can now use WhatsApp emoji reactions to respond to messages with emoticons, plus send bigger files and create massive 512-people groups.
WhatsApp is working on letting you send and receive messages with your Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses
WhatsApp's integration with Ray-Ban Stories will let you send and receive messages, and make calls, using your voice on the smart glasses.
WhatsApp is testing quick emoji reactions for status updates
A new feature being tested would make it a cinch to express your feelings about a friend's status message on WhatsApp with one of the several emoji reactions.
A new WhatsApp feature lets you stop vanishing messages from disappearing
The Meta-owned WhatsApp is testing a new feature for its iPhone app to mark a disappearing message to keep it past its expiration time.
All apps should steal this Telegram feature
Telegram for iPhone has gained the ability to set a custom sound for notifications so that your own audio plays when you receive a message.
Check out emoji reactions, larger calls and other new features for WhatsApp groups
You can now react with emoji in WhatsApp group chats, participate in larger audio calls, delete problematic messages for everyone and so forth.
WhatsApp no longer saves disappearing media to the iPhone’s Photos app
Learn why images, videos and animated GIFs from WhatsApp chats with disappearing messages enabled are no longer automatically saved to your iPhone's Photos library, and how to manage this setting going forward.
WhatsApp limits message forwards to other groups to curb misinformation
WhatsApp is limiting the number of times users can forward a message in a group chat, a change designed to slow down the spread of misinformation on the platform.
Check out five newly launched features for WhatsApp voice messages
WhatsApp's new voice messaging features include multitasking while listening to a message, waveform visualization, draft previews and more.