Meanwhile, Julia Weis, a spokesperson for the Swiss messaging app Threema, says that while WhatsApp did approach it to discuss its interoperability plans, the proposed system didn’t meet Threema’s security and privacy standards. “WhatsApp specifies all the protocols, and we’d have no way of knowing what actually happens with the user data that gets transferred … Read more
Thilina Kaluthotage | Nurphoto | Getty Images Meta said Wednesday evening that the personal calls and chats of every Messenger user will be encrypted by default, representing a major privacy update that makes the service more similar to its sibling WhatsApp. Because of the encryption technology “nobody, including Meta, can see what’s sent or said, … Read more
WhatsApp Some conversations are meant to stay between you and the sender, and WhatsApp just added a feature to help your private chats stay private. Typically, access to your phone means access to all your conversations, but with Secret Code, it doesn’t have to be that way. Also: 3 new WhatsApp features businesses need to … Read more
Photo: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Apple will dispute the European Union’s latest crackdown on Big Tech by appealing the decision to regulate iMessage and the App Store as anticompetitive services, according to Bloomberg. The M3 MacBook Pro: Made Dark for Halloween Apple is one of six companies targeted by European regulators under the Digital Markets … Read more
Earlier this year, Meta-owned WhatsApp started testing a new feature that allows users to generate stickers based on a text description using AI. When users search “Palestinian,” “Palestine,” or “Muslim boy Palestine,” the feature returns a photo of a gun or a boy with a gun, a report from The Guardian shows. According to The … Read more
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If you use two different WhatsApp accounts, you’ll soon be able to access both from just one device. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday that WhatsApp is rolling out the ability to switch between accounts on Android, and you won’t need to lug around an extra device or continuously log out of your account to … Read more
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WhatsApp users on Android can say goodbye to insecure and annoying SMS two-factor authentication. The Meta-owned company announced on X (formerly Twitter) that it’s rolling out support for a passwordless passkey feature to all Android users. The new security option allows WhatsApp users to use their device’s face, fingerprint, or pin security to unlock and … Read more
Maria Diaz/ZDNET WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app worldwide. In a lot of countries, it’s already widely used to conduct business, where you can order deliveries, set up services, and get customer support. Now, Meta, the parent company behind WhatsApp, is embracing the app’s versatile applications and giving businesses even more ways to get … Read more
Meta on Friday disputed a media report that claimed the social large was exploring bringing adverts to the favored messaging app WhatsApp. Monetary Occasions earlier reported that some groups at Meta had evaluated whether or not to point out adverts in lists of conversations with contacts on the WhatsApp residence display screen. In an announcement, … Read more
WhatsApp has expanded Channels, its Telegram-like function that reveals updates from creators, organizations, and types. Meta introduced that the function will likely be rolled out in over 150 nations, with “hundreds” of such organizations and public figures taking part. Channels, which is separate from Chats, might be adopted by customers of WhatsApp. The rollout follows … Read more