WhatsApp animates only the red heart emoji, but that could change soon. The Meta-owned messaging service is testing the same animation for all the WhatsApp heart emoji.
WhatsApp will soon animate all heart emoticons, not just the red emoji
How to preview voice messages on WhatsApp before sending them
Learn how to preview a WhatsApp voice message so you can check whether your ramblings make sense before the message is sent.
WhatsApp privacy change limits who gets to see your “last seen” status by default
The WhatsApp last seen feature is now set to "My Contacts" by default, preventing strangers you haven't chatted with from seeing this information in the app.
WhatsApp rolls out disappearing messages with multiple durations to everyone
Meta-owned WhatsApp is rolling out disappearing messages with multiple durations for group and individual chats to everyone via the latest version of its iOS and Android app.
Facebook Messenger and Instagram will adopt end-to-end encrypted chat in 2023
Technically speaking, Facebook Messenger does offer end-to-end encrypted communication options. Those are available in video and audio calls, a feature Facebook launched in August of this year. However, end-to-end encryption for actual text chats isn't available just yet. But that will change at some point in the future. Maybe in 2023.
How to fix WhatsApp not working on iPhone
Check out the quick solutions to fix WhatsApp or WhatsApp Business not working on your iPhone and get back to messaging and calling in no time.
WhatsApp Communities is a new feature that gives admins more control over groups
Evidence of a WhatsApp Communities feature being worked on is mounting, with reports confirming that the Meta-owned company is now actively developing the feature.
Facebook the company rebrands itself to Meta
Rumors had been swirling for a bit that Facebook, the social networking giant, was planning to rebrand in a major way. Starting with its name. And, indeed, it turns out those rumors were right on the money because today the company has confirmed those plans.
WhatsApp has begun testing end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups
The Facebook-owned WhatsApp messaging service is now testing end-to-end encryption for iCloud backups. The feature was designed to protect your chat archive while it's being uploaded to or downloaded from iCloud and stored on Apple's servers (at rest).
WhatsApp now lets you set disappearing messages duration: 24 hours, 7 days or 90 days
You can now choose between a trio of different duration presets for WhatsApp's disappearing messages, such as 24 hours and 90 days, instead of the default 7-day timer.
WhatsApp is testing the ability to hide “Last Seen” statuses from specific people
You can now hide your WhatsApp “Last Seen” status from specific contacts, in addition to the existing “Everyone,” “My Contacts” and “Nobody” options from earlier.
Sign up for WhatsApp Desktop or Web beta, try upcoming features like multi-device support
WhatsApp is launching WhatsApp Desktop and Web in beta capacity in order to gather user feedback before publicly rolling out its much-expected support for multiple devices.