AppsWhatsApp Is Making Parental Controls Easier to Find on iPhone
WhatsApp is preparing to make parental controls easier to find on iPhone by adding a dedicated entry to its iOS settings.
AppsWhatsApp Upgrades Group Chats With Smarter Polls, @all Mentions, and New Chat Tools
WhatsApp has announced several upgrades for group chats, adding smarter polls, @all mentions, and the ability to create new chats from existing groups to make conversations easier to manage.
AppsWhatsApp Web Gets Voice and Video Calls - and a Way to Switch Devices Mid-Call
WhatsApp web calls are now live in any browser, no app install needed. Move a group call from a phone to the browser mid-conversation without hanging up. Five features ship together on July 28.
AppsWhatsApp Now Lets You Sign Up on iPad Without a Phone - Plus CarPlay, PDF Edits, and Music Sharing
WhatsApp now lets you sign up on iPad without a phone. The update also adds rebuilt CarPlay support, in-chat PDF editing via Adobe, and music sharing to Status.
AppsFacebook and Instagram Hit With Outages Sunday - Over 7,600 US Reports Filed, Meta Silent
Facebook and Instagram suffered outages Sunday. Over 4,800 Facebook and 2,800 Instagram reports hit Downdetector in the US. Meta has not commented.
AppsWhatsApp Is Building Its Own Cloud Backup for iPhone - With Encryption iCloud Does Not Force On You
WhatsApp is developing its own cloud backup for iPhone. Backups on WhatsApp servers use mandatory end-to-end encryption - iCloud makes that optional.
AppsWhatsApp Is Rolling Out a Green Dot on iPhone to Show When Contacts Are Online
WhatsApp iPhone beta is adding a green dot for active contacts. Clears when they close the app, and respects your existing online status privacy setting.
AppsThreads Expands Live Chats With Co-Hosts, Translations, and Wider Access
Threads updated Live Chats on June 30 with translation support, co-host invites, and message deletion while opening the feature to Community Champions.
AppsWhatsApp Lets You Reserve a Username to Replace Your Phone Number
WhatsApp opened username reservations today. Claim your handle in Settings. Once live, new contacts reach you by username, not phone number.
TechMeta Names CRED Founder Kunal Shah as WhatsApp Head in $900M Deal
CRED founder Kunal Shah will lead WhatsApp as Meta's new global head, replacing Will Cathcart. The appointment follows a $900 million Meta investment in CRED.