Tag: WhatsApp
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WhatsApp begins temporary ban of WhatsApp Plus, GB WhatsApp users
WhatsApp has started placing temporary ban on accounts that use third-party versions, like WhatsApp Plus or GB WhatsApp, of the instant messaging app. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the Facebook-owned app made this known in a frequently asked questions (FAQ) it posted recently. “If you received an in-app message stating your account is “Temporarily banned” this means…
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WhatsApp working on key new features
WhatsApp has been said to be working on several new features like ‘Advance Search,’ Dark Mode, a group invitation control system, and more. The new ‘Advanced Search’ feature will now reportedly be available to all iOS beta app users in a future update. According to reports, the feature will allow users to search for photos,…
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Anti-spam engineer says WhatsApp not megaphone
WhatsApp has sought to present itself as a private messaging app designed for communication between individuals or small groups. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Matt Jones, WhatsApp anti-spam engineering team lead, hinted on this on Wednesday as the company battles to curb spread of fake news and misinformation. He said the social messaging app was not built…
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How to use Face ID, Touch ID on WhatsApp
WhatsApp for iPhone recently received an important update that allows users to lock the app by deploying the native Face ID or Touch ID. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the latest update brings the much anticipated biometric authentication through build version 2.19.20. The update essentially applies biometric authentication to open WhatsApp. However, the feature does not add…
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Nigerians react as Whatsapp reportedly crashes worldwide, except in Nigeria
WhatsApp users in the country on Wednesday rejoiced that the messaging app did not crash on Tuesday contrary to what was experienced in some parts of the world. It would be recalled that several users worldwide, both on Android and iOS, were unable to log into their apps on Tuesday. The development manifested itself just…
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WhatsApp will stop working on these phones from today
WhatsApp announced end of support for a slew of mobile devices a few years ago, and this includes devices that run on BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry OS, Nokia Symbian S60, Windows Phone 8.0, Nokia S40, Android versions 2.3.7 and older, iPhone iOS 7 and older. WhatsApp no longer invests in developing its service for these platforms,…
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How to use WhatsApp Web PiP feature
WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out the picture-in-picture (PiP) feature for WhatsApp Web users globally, however not so many users have come to know or understand its usage. WhatsApp is known to release new features for its users regularly, and the WhatsApp Web PiP feature rollout, said to be gradual, should be seen by all users…
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Indian govt meets with WhatsApp to trace fake news – Source
Indian tech ministry officials met with senior WhatsApp executives to ask the Facebook Inc (FB.O) unit to start tracing the origins of misinformation spread through its messaging platform, a senior government official said on Friday. WhatsApp has been working to curb the circulation of what technology minister Ravi Prasad termed “sinister” content in India, the…
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WhatsApp users spend 85 billion hours in-app + other interesting stats
According to a report released by Apptopia WhatsApp users spent a cumulative of 85 billion hours using the Facebook-owned messaging app in the past three months. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports that the data released by the US-based app analytics company showed that people globally spent 85 billion hours on WhatsApp that has 1.5 billion users. Put…
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India asks telecoms to block Facebook, WhatsApp in case of misuse
India has asked its telecom operators to find ways of blocking applications such as Facebook and messaging app WhatsApp in the case of misuse, according to a document seen by Reuters on Tuesday. India has in recent months intensified efforts to crack down on mass message forwards after it found that people were using social…