Facebook-owned WhatsApp is rolling out its notification extension support, as well as other improvements including Wallet support, a suspicious link feature and more.
WhatsApp users can now engage in group calls using voice and video with up to four people simultaneously, with end-to-end encryption and adaptive, reliable connections in different network conditions.
While this upcoming new feature is currently in development, it should be enabled in one of the upcoming updates to the popular instant-messaging app.
WhatsApp is rolling out video support for Facebook and Instagram content, in addition to some changes aimed at group administrators like the ability to revoke admin rights and select who can change a group’s subject, icon and description.
In the coming weeks, all WhatsApp users globally will be permitted to download their account info, including their profile photo and group names.
Apple is aware of the latest bug discovered in iOS which permits anyone to ask Siri to read hidden notifications from messaging apps on a locked device.
The issue affects messaging apps like WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, Skype and others, but not Apple’s stock Messages app. Thankfully, there’s a quick workaround.
You couldn’t glean this from the changelog that only mentions bug fixes, but WhatsApp’s most recent update extends the timeframe from revoking sent messages from about eight minutes to more than an hour.
Facebook employees have been dogfooding WhatsApp’s peer-to-peer payments feature in India, where the app has a large user base of 200 million people. If the trial is successful, WhatsApp is likely to bring this feature to all users.
WhatsApp believes its new spam-prevention features, which are currently being tested with some users ahead of a wider rollout, will help users keep those pesky spammy post under control.
The messaging app will not start showing ads in chats just yet, but they’re now making it possible for users to connect with small businesses they care about via chat.
The Facebook-owned company has confirmed that it’s testing a new feature that allows users to post their Instagram Stories to WhatsApp as a Status Update.
