Voice-to-text video transcription in Telegram is great for those times when you don't have the time to watch someone's video message.
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WhatsApp will start blocking view-once screenshots and recordings on November 1
The mobile WhatsApp app shall begin blocking screenshots of disappearing photos and videos to protect the privacy of view-once media in chats. Here's what to know.
WhatsApp call links and 32-person encrypted video calls now rolling out
FaceTime-like WhatsApp call links make it easy for friends and family to join a group video chat. On top of those, Meta is testing 32-person encrypted video calls.
WhatsApp is extending Delete for Everyone time limit from just one hour to 36 hours
Instead of barely an hour, WhatsApp's Delete for Everyone feature can now recall a message after more than 24 hours of being sent.
Check out five newly launched features for WhatsApp voice messages
WhatsApp's new voice messaging features include multitasking while listening to a message, waveform visualization, draft previews and more.
WhatsApp tests sharing media files up to 2GB in size, launches iOS 15 update
WhatsApp has now begun testing the ability to send media files up to 2GB in size. The new limited test arrives shortly after the Meta-owned service released an update that finally enabled full compatibility with Apple's new iOS 15 software.
How to pin X (Twitter) DM conversations to the top of your Inbox
Learn how to pin X (formerly called Twitter) conversations to the top of the inbox for quick and convenient access to chats of up to six important people.
You can now play audio messages on WhatsApp whilst chatting in another thread
The Meta-owned messaging service now lets you listen to WhatsApp voice messages and audio files outside of chats, improving your multitasking when using the app.
WhatsApp rolls out disappearing messages with multiple durations to everyone
Meta-owned WhatsApp is rolling out disappearing messages with multiple durations for group and individual chats to everyone via the latest version of its iOS and Android app.
iDB liked “Google Messages is finally displaying iMessage reactions as emoji”
Rich messaging between Android and iPhone customers was never free of annoyances, but now Google has started to interpret iMessage reactions as emoji characters instead of displaying them as text, which can be confusing and distracting to Android users.
WhatsApp Communities is a new feature that gives admins more control over groups
Evidence of a WhatsApp Communities feature being worked on is mounting, with reports confirming that the Meta-owned company is now actively developing the feature.
WhatsApp has begun testing end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups
The Facebook-owned WhatsApp messaging service is now testing end-to-end encryption for iCloud backups. The feature was designed to protect your chat archive while it's being uploaded to or downloaded from iCloud and stored on Apple's servers (at rest).