Learn how to start an audio chat on WhatsApp with some or all of the group participants, adjust live audio privacy, change call settings and more.
How to start WhatsApp voice chats with group participants
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8 new features coming to WhatsApp: AI wallpapers, message summarization, new privacy controls and more
Meta is testing a bunch of new features in WhatsApp for iPhone, Android and Desktop, including AI wallpapers, summarizing long chat threads and more.
Microsoft shuts down Skype, nudging users toward Microsoft Teams & alternative services
Microsoft officially pulled the plug on Skype this week, a once popular two-decade-old VoIP service that could be used to chat and place audio or video calls with other Skype users and call domestic or international phone numbers or cell phone numbers. Instead, the company has attempted to corral willing Skype users over to Microsoft Teams.
How to block others from exporting your WhatsApp chats and media for privacy
Learn how to boost privacy on WhatsApp by blocking chat participants from exporting your conversations and downloading media to their phones.
WhatsApp gains a bunch of new features, including pinch to zoom on video calls
Meta has released a major WhatsApp update bringing several new features and improvements across calls, group chats, events, channels and more.
WhatsApp testing advanced chat privacy to limit media sharing and message exports
WhatsApp is testing an optional advanced chat privacy setting to limit the sharing of messages, photos and videos in individual and group conversations.
How to set WhatsApp as the default calling and messaging app on your iPhone
Learn how to set WhatsApp for iPhone as the default app for placing outgoing VoIP calls and sending messages instead of the Phone, Messages and FaceTime apps.
Encrypted RCS texting between iPhone and Android is coming soon
Support for end-to-end encryption for texts between iPhone and Android is coming soon via the latest Rich Communication Services (RCS) 3.0 protocol.
WhatsApp will make navigating busy group chats less confusing with threaded replies
WhatsApp is testing a new threaded replies feature to make replying to specific messages in busy group chats less confusing.
The colossal mistakes Microsoft made leading to Skype’s demise
Microsoft is shutting down Skype in May, fourteen years after buying the VoIP service, with Teams serving as Microsoft's own successor.
WhatsApp will automatically clear its unread message count badge on every run
WhatsApp is testing automatically clearing the unread message count badge on its icon every time you open the app to reduce clutter on your Home Screen.
WhatsApp rolling out chat themes with custom backgrounds and bubble colors
WhatApp is rolling out chat themes to let iPhone and Android owners personalize the background and the color of the chat bubbles.