WhatsApp Updates

[socrates]

How to send View Once media on WhatsApp?

Step 1: Open WhatsApp and tap on the attachment icon.

Step 2: Then, go to Gallery and select the photo or video you want to send to your contact.

Step 3: After selecting it, you will see a clock-like icon in the ‘Add a caption’ bar, just tap on it to enable the View Once feature. Once you enable it, the app will show a message saying “Photo set to View Once.” You can then send disappearing photos to your friends and family members.

It's arrived

 

[mikrotik]

Yep, I can see it.

 

[socrates]

Sadly it's only for attachments.
After it's sent the sender gets no indication that it's been seen.
Wonder what they were smoking when they dreamt the implementation.

 

[Sushubh]

WhatsApp Ireland hit with record fine of €225m by DPC

The Data Protection Commission has fined WhatsApp Ireland €225m for infringements of data protection rules.

www.rte.ie

 

[Navjot Singh]

WhatsApp's iOS-to-Android chat history transfer tool rolls out to Samsung devices

WhatsApp has started rolling out its long-awaited cross-platform chat history transfer feature.

www.engadget.com

 

[Navjot Singh]

WhatsApp will let you hide your 'Last Seen' status from anyone who can't be trusted

New privacy controls are in development

www.androidpolice.com

 

[Navjot Singh]

WhatsApp rolls out support for encrypted message backups (Updated)

The new WhatsApp encrypted message backup feature, which adds a layer of security to old messages, is rolling out to Android and iOS users.

www.androidauthority.com

 

[Navjot Singh]

How WhatsApp is enabling end-to-end encrypted backups

For years, in order to safeguard the privacy of people’s messages, WhatsApp has provided end-to-end encryption by default so messages can be seen only by the sender and recipient, and no one in b…

engineering.fb.com

 

[Navjot Singh]

WhatsApp may soon be able to transcribe voice messages

To make voice messages more accessible and convenient, WhatsApp is reportedly working on a voice message transcription feature.

www.xda-developers.com

Speech data from this app will be sent to Apple to process your requests. This will also help Apple improve its speech recognition technology.

 

[pillaicha]

It's an amazing feature for college students and small private groups that use WhatsApp to disseminate lectures or religious sermons.