Viber’s new storage management features make it easier to find, select and delete media files and chats, helping you to free up space on your iPhone.
Viber for iOS gains new features for freeing up storage space on your iPhone
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5 new WhatsApp Status features
Meta has unveiled five new WhatsApp Status features, including reactions and link previews, to help boost the usage of this Stories-like ephemeral feature.
WhatsApp will make it a cinch to convert multiple chats into disappearing ones
Turn existing WhatsApp conversations into disappearing messages by applying the self-vanishing message timer to any current chats you select.
WhatsApp’s Accidental Delete feature lets you undo Delete For Me so you can Delete For All instead
WhatsApp's new Accidental Delete feature will undo a Delete For Me action so you can instead delete the message for everyone in a group chat.
WhatsApp is working on the ability to search for messages by date
Meta is testing the ability to search WhatsApp messages by date in its iPhone app, a feature many users have been asking for for years now.
Meta is working on letting you share voice notes on WhatsApp Status
The Meta-owned company is working on the ability to share short voice notes on the WhatsApp Status feature, not just text, photos and videos.
How to back up WhatsApp messages, photos, videos on iPhone and restore them if needed
WhatsApp is the home to many messages, memories, photos, videos, docs, call logs, proofs, and voice notes sent from family, friends, and businesses. Therefore, before switching to a new iPhone or erasing your current iPhone, you should back up your WhatsApp chats and media safely. Later this backup can be restored to a new iPhone, which will bring back all your WhatsApp messages, photos, videos, call history, etc.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to back up your WhatsApp conversations & attachments and restore them if needed. It's easy! The steps to back up and restore WhatsApp Business chats are the same.
Telegram rolls out video transcription, collectible usernames and more
Voice-to-text video transcription in Telegram is great for those times when you don't have the time to watch someone's video message.
You’ll soon be able to message yourself on WhatsApp
The WhatsApp self-texting feature lets you message yourself from within WhatsApp because your phone number now shows up in saved contacts.
After Instagram and Facebook, Memoji-style avatars are coming to WhatsApp
Your WhatsApp avatar is customizable and comes in various attractive poses, allowing you to be even more expressive when messaging family and friends.
WhatsApp will start blocking view-once screenshots and recordings on November 1
The mobile WhatsApp app shall begin blocking screenshots of disappearing photos and videos to protect the privacy of view-once media in chats. Here's what to know.
WhatsApp call links and 32-person encrypted video calls now rolling out
FaceTime-like WhatsApp call links make it easy for friends and family to join a group video chat. On top of those, Meta is testing 32-person encrypted video calls.