WhatsApp is currently down with users reporting connection issues
WhatsApp is down according to user reports mentioning issues connecting to the messaging platform and the inability to send messages although still connected.
WhatsApp is down according to user reports mentioning issues connecting to the messaging platform and the inability to send messages although still connected.
Meta has added an option to WhatsApp that allows you to make new chats use disappearing messages by default. It has also added more options about how long a message should be visible before vanishing.
WhatsApp is rolling out end-to-end encrypted chat backups on iOS and Android to prevent anyone from accessing your chats, regardless of where they are stored.
Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, has revealed that the platform saw 70 million new users sign up during the WhatsApp outage that struck on Monday. WhatsApp and Facebook were offline for several hours.
After more than a year of testing, WhatsApp is finally rolling out the ability to encrypt chat backups before uploading them to Google Drive offering extra security to WhatsApp users.
WhatsApp users with the iOS beta app will now be able to send photos and videos that disappear once they have been viewed with the latest "view once" mode along with a redesigned in-app notification.
WhatsApp says that it will no longer limit the app's functionality for users who disagree with the new privacy policy requiring them to share their data with Facebook companies.
Whatsapp is sending notifications of a policy update that requires sharing data with Facebook companies but it also said that No one will have their accounts deleted or lose functionality of WhatsApp on May 15th because of this update. WhatsApp will restrict its features if we refuse data sharing with Facebook.
A malware is found that sends automated replies to messages on WhatsApp and other major chat apps. Eager to know what it is? Yes, as the name suggests, it is Whatsapp Pink!
This new WhatsApp bug could have allowed attackers to hack into your phone remotely.
Technical analyses by Citizen Lab and Motherboard found links between a fake version of WhatsApp and Cy4Gate, an Italian surveillance firm that works with cops and intelligence agencies.
A New Wormable Android Malware App is Spreading Automatically Through WhatsApp
WhatsApp said on Friday that it wouldn't enforce its recently announced controversial data sharing policy update until May 15. Originally set to go into effect next month on February 8, the three-month delay comes following "a lot of misinformation" about a revision to its privacy policy that allows WhatsApp to share data with Facebook, sparking widespread concerns about the exact kind of information that will be shared under the incoming terms.
WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, all offer end-to-end encryption, but the features, data access, and advertising policies are different.
Millions have signed up to Signal and Telegram after WhatsApp announced an update to its terms.
Signal's encrypted messaging service has recovered from delays affecting its new user verification process after a mass exodus of WhatsApp users to their platform.
WhatsApp users will be required to either accept the updated privacy policy and terms of service or lose their access to the app from February 8, 2021.
Mark Zuckerberg announced that WhatsApp is now delivering around 100 billion messages a day. Userbase has grown considerably to two billion users now, compared to 500 million back in 2014.
Hackers found impersonating legitimate messaging apps such as Telegram and Threema to infect Android devices with a new malware.
Mobile messengers create privacy concerns by exposing data via discovery services that allow users to find contacts from the address book.
