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If users mark certain messages as spam, but they have not been seen by the spam detection system, WhatsApp will look at how this can automatically be marked as spam in the future.

WhatsApp reportedly monitoring spam

The amount of messages that a user sends per minute is monitored continuously.

16 Jan 2018 8:43 PM

The researchers write that the company could fix this group chat flaw by adding an authentication mechanism for new group invitations.

WhatsApp's group conversations might be vulnerable

The company clarifies that "The privacy and security of our users are incredibly important to WhatsApp."

16 Jan 2018 4:06 PM

WhatsApp is also likely to add a new feature to its app that will offer the group administrators more power.

WhatsApp rolls out new 'Dismiss an Admin' feature to some users

Reports suggest that WhatsApp is testing a new 'dismiss an admin' feature for both Android and iOS.

15 Jan 2018 7:56 PM

The app also claims that the user is on a beta testing program and offers the user an option to leave the program.

Here's how you can fix the WhatsApp ‘obsolete’ error

Users who are still facing the WhatsApp “obsolete” issue on their smartphone; here's a solution.

15 Jan 2018 6:48 PM

The social media gives the ordinary person a voice, and unfortunately, encourages the herd mentality, where you are not required to think for yourself.

Stooping low to get the last word

It is getting to be a sad state of affairs, where the very fabric of our plural society is under threat.

15 Jan 2018 2:47 AM

WhatsApp becomes ‘outdated’ for many Indian users

The chat app became obsolete for many users as of midnight on 13 January.

13 Jan 2018 4:50 PM

German researchers said that anyone who controls the app's servers could insert new people into private group chats without needing admin permission. (Reporesentational Image)

WhatsApp group chats may no longer be safe: Researchers

Cryptographers reported flaws that make it possible to gain access to WhatsApp's private group chats without admins permission.

12 Jan 2018 1:25 PM

Bajrang Dal sends WhatsApp warning

This is the second case of alleged moral policing.

10 Jan 2018 1:08 AM

This new feature is currently available on Android devices with Android 6.0 and above.

WhatsApp beta lets you switch from voice to video calls

WhatsApp has finally released a new update via Google Play Beta version 2.18.4 that introduces a new video call switch button.

09 Jan 2018 8:41 PM

One of the downsides to the new ‘Recommended for you’ feature is that it cannot be disabled. Users can only choose to temporarily hide it.

FB’s ‘Insta’ experiments

FB is testing a new feature to let users share Insta stories to Whatsapp.

07 Jan 2018 12:24 AM

The app had also suffered an outage lasting more than an hour late on December 31, 2017 and in the early hours from January 1, 2018.

WhatsApp connects billions on New Years

This is the highest-ever user activity on a single day when around 13 billion images and five billion videos were shared worldwide.

05 Jan 2018 6:15 PM

UIDAI said since it maintains full log and traceability of the facility, legal action including FIR against the persons involved in the case, is being initiated.

UIDAI dismisses breach claim of Aadhaar data being sold on WhatsApp for Rs 500

The reported case appears to be an instance of misuse of the grievance redressal search facility, claims the UIDAI's report.

05 Jan 2018 8:38 AM

Users will soon be getting an option to tap to share on WhatsApp directly from Instagram’s photo sharing screen. The feature is still in testing phase and is available to a very limited number of users.

Now share your Instagram Stories directly on WhatsApp

the Instagram Story posted as a WhatsApp Status will become encrypted like the rest of WhatsApp.

04 Jan 2018 3:38 PM

On December 29, WhatsApp accidentally rolled out the 'Reply Privately' feature in a beta update for Windows Phone that lets users send a private message to a user in a group without anyone else knowing about it.

WhatsApp messaging service returns after global outage

In India, WhatsApp is the biggest market with about 200 million of its billion-plus users.

01 Jan 2018 3:36 PM

Later it was confirmed that the developers wrongly enabled the feature.

WhatsApp rolled out 'Reply Privately' feature by mistake

The feature appeared and was subsequently dropped from the beta version of the app.

30 Dec 2017 2:38 PM

The popular messaging service will stop working on devices that run Windows Phone 8.0, BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10 from December 31 this year.

WhatsApp to stop working on two major platforms on Dec 31

New Year’s eve will bring some bad news for WhatsApp users on two major mobile platforms.

25 Dec 2017 6:24 PM

WhatsApp, bought by Facebook in 2014, said it would begin sharing some user data with the social media group in 2016, drawing warnings from European privacy watchdogs about getting the appropriate consent.

French privacy watchdog raps WhatsApp over Facebook data sharing

The French data protection authority - CNIL says WhatsApp did not have the legal basis to share user data with Facebook.

20 Dec 2017 8:41 AM

Tech Crunch has confirmed that this new Facebook feature is rolling out first in North America, South America, Africa, Australia and most of Asia. (Photo: Tech Crunch)

Facebook to roll out Click-to-WhatsApp messaging button

A new report suggests that this new feature is quite similar to the click-to-Messenger ads that was previously rolled out by FB.

16 Dec 2017 11:13 AM

A study of emails reveals that 3.7 billion people use it on the planet sending 269 billion emails every day and possibly a few from the international space station as well.

You’ve got mail: Stunning simplicity of emails

Email lives in a different world today as various devices have overtaken the old desktops and laptops as the primary source of access to the internet.

07 Dec 2017 2:58 AM

SMS is in the process of getting engulfed by its much-evolved cousin — instant messengers. (Representaive image)

Ping: SMS celebrates its 25th birthday

The first SMS was sent from a computer to a mobile phone on Dec 3, 1992.

04 Dec 2017 9:15 PM

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