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WhatsApp is found to be testing rich link previews for text status updates. At present, links shared on WhatsApp statuses appear as plain URL text, without showing any additional elements to preview details about the webpage it is referring to. The instant messaging app is apparently making a major change ...
May, 2022
March, 2022
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10 March
How Social Media Helped Indian Students Stranded in Ukraine
A video of students stranded in the war-hit Ukrainian city of Sumy holding Indian flags and threatening to take up a journey to the Russian border on foot created an uproar in national and international media, which in turn, prompted the Indian authorities to fast-track their evacuation process.Cut to Wednesday, ...
February, 2022
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23 February
WhatsApp Restores Camera Media Bar for iOS in Latest Beta Version: Report
WhatsApp for iOS is reportedly testing the camera media bar feature. The functionality, which allows users to access the photos and videos from the phone quickly was reportedly removed from the previous beta update for unknown reasons. Now, the Meta-owned instant messaging app is bringing back the original scrollable camera ...
January, 2022
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10 January
WhatsApp Business Testing Advanced Search Filters for Easy Searching
WhatsApp Business is testing an update that allows users to filter their searches and easily find messages that are sent by people in their contacts list and others. The advanced search filters would also help businesses look at all unread messages on the app in one go. In addition to ...
December, 2021
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27 December
WhatsApp Tipped to Bring Redesigned Contact Info Page, Ability to Search Specific Nearby Businesses
WhatsApp is tipped to have a redesigned interface in the works for the Contact Info page. The instant messaging app is also said to be working on an option to let users filter nearby businesses when they are accessing the in-app business directory. The directory is, however, not yet available ...
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20 December
WhatsApp Business Beta Users Getting New Shortcut for Quick Replies Feature: Report
WhatsApp Business is reportedly receiving a new feature. The beta version of the instant messaging app for businesses will reportedly get a new shortcut for quickly replying to messages. The new Quick Replies shortcut is said to be available for select WhatsApp Business beta testers on Android and iOS. The ...
September, 2021
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21 September
WhatsApp Testing a Feature on Android, iOS to Let You Report Specific Messages, Instead of Entire Chats
WhatsApp is testing a new feature to allow users to report specific messages on the platform. This will be an extension to the existing report option that allows WhatsApp users to report individuals and businesses on the basis of the entire chat. WhatsApp is currently testing the new feature with ...
August, 2021
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26 August
Snapchat Replaces Camera Icon on Homescreen With Scan Shortcut to Enhance AR Experiences
Snapchat has brought its next-generation Scan to the homescreen to let people easily access augmented reality (AR) based utility to identify dogs, food, and plants and can use their camera to solve math equations. The Scan feature last received an update in 2019 to let users experience its AR advancements. ...
July, 2021
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14 July
Twitter is Adding the Ability to Limit Replies to Tweets After Posting
Twitter is extending the ability to let users decide who can reply to their tweets even after they have been published on the social media platform. Twitter users already had the ability to limit replies on their tweets, but the choice had to be made before a tweet was published. ...
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13 July
Google Meet to Enforce 60-Minute Time Limit on Group Video Calls for Free Users
Google Meet will now enforce a 60-minute limit on group video calls for free users. The video calling service, when it was made available to all users last year instead of just Enterprise or Education customers, had no time limit on calls for any number of participants. Google had said ...