WhatsApp will let you sign in to the service with just a username or screen name instead of your phone number for increased messaging and texting privacy.
WhatsApp usernames coming to let you stop sharing your actual phone number
WhatsApp privacy tweak ensures deleted messages no longer leak in quoted replies
Meta is rolling out an important privacy tweak in WhatsApp to ensure any messages you've deleted are also removed from quoted replies for all chat participants.
WhatsApp for iPad is finally here after 15 years
Meta has finally released a native WhatsApp interface for Apple's iPad, and it's available in WhatsApp for iOS v25.16.81 which just hit the App Store.
How to start WhatsApp voice chats with group participants
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.
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.
How to use the same WhatsApp account on two or more phones
Learn how to use the same WhatsApp account with the same single phone number on up to four smartphones so you can chat and call from all devices.
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.
Meta removes Apple Intelligence from Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp
Apple Intelligence is no longer available inside of Meta's most popular apps such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Threads.
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.
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.