WhatsApp Business is now available for iOS devices and has all the same features
5 years, 9 months ago

WhatsApp Business is now available for iOS devices and has all the same features

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WhatsApp Business launched on Android early last year. It might have taken the WhatsApp Business team a while since then, but it’s finally available for iOS in India. Well, it’s finally here and India still happens to be one the first few countries where WhatsApp Business is currently available. Interestingly, the business app provides an option for users to continue using the WhatsApp Business account with the same number as the standard Messenger app. Here’s a detailed guide for you, laying out the basic of WhatsApp Business and what sets it apart from the regular app.

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How to install the latest WhatsApp - Step-by-step guide for Android and iPhone users
2 weeks, 6 days ago

How to install the latest WhatsApp - Step-by-step guide for Android and iPhone users

Live Mint  

The Meta-owned instant messaging app, WhatsApp has become one of the most used texting platforms in India. How to update WhatsApp on Android Step 1: Open the Google Play Store, on your Android phone Step 2: Visit “My apps & game” from the Menu. Also, if the page showcases “Open” instead of an “Update” button then know that you already …

WhatsApp Bharat Yatra: Meta-owned messaging platform launches initiative for small businesses across India
4 weeks, 1 day ago

WhatsApp Bharat Yatra: Meta-owned messaging platform launches initiative for small businesses across India

Live Mint  

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has launched a nationwide initiative, WhatsApp Bharat Yatra, to provide in-person training to small businesses on how to leverage the app’s tools for digital growth and business success. Building Entrepreneurial Capabilities Ravi Garg, Director of Business Messaging at Meta India, emphasised the programme’s importance, stating: “WhatsApp Bharat Yatra is our commitment to helping these businesses unlock …

WhatsApp launches 'Bharat Yatra' to empower small businesses across India
4 weeks, 2 days ago

WhatsApp launches 'Bharat Yatra' to empower small businesses across India

Hindustan Times  

WhatsApp has launched the "WhatsApp Bharat Yatra," a first-of-its-kind nationwide initiative designed to train in person small businesses on using the platform to grow and connect with customers. The mobile bus tour will cover key business hubs in Haryana's Gurugram, Uttar Pradesh's Noida, and eventually other cities like Agra, Lucknow, Indore in Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat's Ahmedabad. 'Small businesses backbone …

WhatsApp will soon end support for iPhone 6, iPhone 5s and more: All details here
1 month, 1 week ago

WhatsApp will soon end support for iPhone 6, iPhone 5s and more: All details here

India Today  

WhatsApp has become the most popular messaging application in India for the last decade. WhatsApp has made efforts to ensure compatibility with a wide variety of iOS versions, allowing users on different iPhone models to continue using the app without issues. However, to stay aligned with the latest technological advancements and enhance the overall user experience, WhatsApp is now considering …

‘WhatsApp Payments not looking to compete as a fintech firm’
3 months, 4 weeks ago

‘WhatsApp Payments not looking to compete as a fintech firm’

The Hindu  

WhatsApp Payments, Meta’s payment aggregator feature on the messaging app, is not looking to make it as a separate business, but wants it to be more of an enabler for WhatsApp Business, Ravi Garg, Director, Business Messaging, Meta India told The Hindu. During the event, WhatsApp Business unveiled Meta-verfied badges for all small businesses in India beginning September 12 at …

WhatsApp Users Will Be Able To Make Calls And Send Messages To Other Apps: Will It Come To India?
4 months ago

WhatsApp Users Will Be Able To Make Calls And Send Messages To Other Apps: Will It Come To India?

News 18  

WhatsApp has billions of users across the globe and India is one of its biggest markets. The messaging app will soon allow its users to chat or even make calls to those using other apps. That’s right, third-party interoperability will be available for WhatsApp users as it looks to comply with rules in select regions. Meta says it will inform …

WhatsApp adds rival in-app payment options in India commerce push
1 year, 3 months ago

WhatsApp adds rival in-app payment options in India commerce push

The Hindu  

WhatsApp said on Wednesday that it will offer credit card payments and services from rival digital payment providers within its app in India, the latest bet by the Meta-owned service to boost commerce offerings in its biggest market. People shopping on WhatsApp could also pay using popular services like Alphabet Inc’s Google Pay, Paytm and Walmart’s PhonePe but only after …

WhatsApp new feature announced: Find, message and buy from a business
2 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp new feature announced: Find, message and buy from a business

Hindustan Times  

WhatsApp has rolled out a new feature for its users, which will allow them to ‘Find, Message, and Buy something’ from a business on the instant messaging service. How to find Business on WhatsApp “Starting today, people can search for a brand or small business right on WhatsApp, either by browsing a list of categories or by typing the name. …

WhatsApp to end support for these iOS users. Check your compatibility
2 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp to end support for these iOS users. Check your compatibility

Live Mint  

WhatsApp is planning to drop support for iOS 10, iOS 11, iPhone 5, and iPhone 5C over the coming months. After this update many of the WhatsApp in-app features may not be available to the iPhone users across the world, only those who are still using the dated iOS versions. Apple iPhone 5 and iPhone 5C are not compatible with …

WhatsApp for Business gets multi-device support, Cloud API and more
2 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp for Business gets multi-device support, Cloud API and more

India Today  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company is opening WhatsApp to any business of any size around the world with WhatsApp Cloud API. "Today, I am excited to announce that we're opening WhatsApp to any business of any size around the world with WhatsApp Cloud API," said Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg announced that now any business, irrespective of its scale and …

WhatsApp will soon unveil an app for iPad, Will Cathcart confirms
2 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp will soon unveil an app for iPad, Will Cathcart confirms

India Today  

WhatsApp users have always clamoured for a native app on the iPad but now they might get it soon. WhatsApp head Will Cathcart confirmed during an interview that the Meta-owned messaging app is finally considering a native app for iPad. Many times the traces of WhatsApp working on an iPad app were also spotted by tippers but nothing concrete ever …

WhatsApp Testing Feature For In-App Business Directory; Next Test Likely In India
3 years, 3 months ago

WhatsApp Testing Feature For In-App Business Directory; Next Test Likely In India

News 18  

Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp has launched a new feature to make it possible for users to search for businesses within its app for the first time, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. “This could be … the primary way that people start a commerce process in WhatsApp,” Matt Idema, Facebook‘s vice president of business messaging, said in an interview …

An antitrust probe to safeguard the rights of our WhatsApp users
3 years, 9 months ago

An antitrust probe to safeguard the rights of our WhatsApp users

Live Mint  

The suo-moto order by the Competition Commission of India to launch an investigation into WhatsApp’s new privacy policy is a landmark and laudably assertive exercise of its statutory role as the guardian of consumer rights and unhindered competition in our market. By taking cognizance of the potential impact of WhatsApp’s policy on Indian consumers, the CCI has rightfully stood up …

WhatsApp Could Be Adding These Cool Features Soon: Multi Device Support, Calls From Your PC And More
4 years ago

WhatsApp Could Be Adding These Cool Features Soon: Multi Device Support, Calls From Your PC And More

News 18  

Last year was great for WhatsApp users. The app added a lot of cool new features including WhatsApp Payments, forever mute for WhatsApp Groups, the much-awaited dark mode, expended WhatsApp Group Video and Voice calls as well as Disappearing Messages. According to research firm Statista, as of October 2020, WhatsApp has 2 billion active global users, with Facebook Messenger in …

WhatsApp Payment is live for 20 million users in India: Here is how to transfer money
4 years ago

WhatsApp Payment is live for 20 million users in India: Here is how to transfer money

Firstpost  

WhatsApp Payment has been launched with support from banking partners including the State Bank of India, HDFC, ICICI, and Axis Bank. Through the WhatsApp Payment feature, users can safely and easily transfer money, in a similar way to sending a message through WhatsApp. Head of WhatsApp, India, Abhijit Bose said that the company is privileged to partner with SBI, ICICI …

WhatsApp will stop working on some iPhones and Android devices from January 1, here is the list
4 years ago

WhatsApp will stop working on some iPhones and Android devices from January 1, here is the list

India Today  

Come 2021, WhatsApp will end support for some iPhones and Android devices. Now do not fret already, the messaging app will stop working on older iPhones and Android devices and not the new phones. If reports are to be trusted, WhatsApp will not function on devices that are not running iOS 9 or Android 4.0.3 operating systems. WhatsApp had partnered …

WhatsApp's new 'Carts' feature will let you place orders
4 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp's new 'Carts' feature will let you place orders

The Hindu  

Facebook-owned WhatsApp launched a new 'Carts' feature in its Business app, which allows users to add multiple products to place an order. The feature enables users to browse a catalog, select multiple products and send the order as one message to the business, the company said in a statement. Users can also edit the quantity for each product in the …

WhatsApp Quietly Rolls Out In-App Notifications Feature in India, Here's How it Works
4 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp Quietly Rolls Out In-App Notifications Feature in India, Here's How it Works

News 18  

WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that enables users to get in-app notifications. The Facebook-owned messaging company explains that Banners appear at the top of the screen and go away automatically, while Alerts “requires action before proceeding.” Similarly, the None option means that users will not receive any in-app alerts while they have the application opened. The In-App Notifications …

WhatsApp vs Telegram: Which app deserves a spot on your Android or iPhone
4 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp vs Telegram: Which app deserves a spot on your Android or iPhone

India TV News  

WhatsApp is currently one of the most popular cross-platform instant messaging apps. As per a survey in 2018, WhatsApp had 1.5 billion active users whereas in the same year Telegram reportedly had 200 million monthly active users. This means, there is a high probability that only a fraction of your contacts will be available on Telegram whereas WhatsApp will have …

WhatsApp Pay now live in India: Link these 5 bank accounts to use service
4 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp Pay now live in India: Link these 5 bank accounts to use service

Live Mint  

With over 400 million users, WhatsApp has received the National Payments Corporation of India's approval to ‘Go Live’ on UPI in a graded manner. However, the UPI payments service will reportedly be rolled out to 2 crore WhatsApp users initially while the Facebook-owned messaging app has more than 40 crore users in the country. 5 banks WhatsApp has partnered with …

WhatsApp starts UPI payments service in India from today
4 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp starts UPI payments service in India from today

Live Mint  

WhatsApp has started its payments service in India on Friday, the messaging app said in a blog post. WhatsApp, which counts India as its biggest market with more than 400 million users, had been running a peer-to-peer payments service with limited users for over two years, awaiting regulatory approvals. WhatsApp said it had partnered with five Indian banks, ICICI Bank, …

WhatsApp Pay goes live in India: Here is how to use it
4 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp Pay goes live in India: Here is how to use it

India Today  

WhatsApp Pay is now available for users in India. Expressing his thoughts about launching WhatsApp Pay in India, Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said, “We’ve been working on this with the National Payments Corporation of India, who oversee everything to make sure it’s secure and reliable. WhatsApp has five partnered with five leading banks including ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, …

WhatsApp Business Adds Feature That Allows Users to Make Purchases Within Chat
4 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp Business Adds Feature That Allows Users to Make Purchases Within Chat

News 18  

WhatsApp business is adding a feature that will allow users to shop for goods and services straight from the chat window. It said that WhatsApp business account users can provide catalogues from the chat screen to the customers, letting them purchase items directly from WhatsApp. From what can be seen, the new shop button on WhatsApp Business appears on the …

WhatsApp will soon allow customers to buy products directly from Business chats
4 years, 2 months ago

WhatsApp will soon allow customers to buy products directly from Business chats

Live Mint  

Facebook -owned WhatsApp today introduced new features that allow WhatsApp Business users to sell products directly from the platform. While WhatsApp already charges businesses for sending notification messages to customers, the new services allow the platform a new revenue making opportunity. The company said 175 million people message a WhatsApp Business account globally every day. By adding these new features, …

WhatsApp Business: How to get started and features available to users
4 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp Business: How to get started and features available to users

Live Mint  

WhatsApp Business uses the massive user base of the instant messaging application to help businesses interact with their clientele. Research claims that among people who message businesses, 63% say they have started messaging businesses more often over the past two years, and 67% plan to message businesses even more over the next two years WhatsApp claims that the business app …

WhatsApp to introduce its payments service in India by May-end
4 years, 8 months ago

WhatsApp to introduce its payments service in India by May-end

India TV News  

WhatsApp began testing its payments service -- WhatsApp Pay -- in India back in 2018. This comes as a surprise as SBI was a part of WhatsApp payments service when it was initially rolled out as a pilot program in India. Payments on WhatsApp will help accelerate digital payments and this is particularly important during COVID as it is a …

WhatsApp will stop working on these phones from tomorrow: Check out the list
4 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp will stop working on these phones from tomorrow: Check out the list

India Today  

At the dawn on February 1, 2020, WhatsApp will withdraw its services from certain devices across the globe. WhatsApp currently supports the iOS devices running iOS 9+ and Android devices running OS 4.0.3+ along with some rare phones running Kai OS 2.5.1+, including the JioPhones. * The phones running Android 2.3.7 and older * The phones running iOS 8 and …

WhatsApp closer to launching payment service across India
5 years, 5 months ago

WhatsApp closer to launching payment service across India

Live Mint  

New Delhi: WhatsApp Global Head Will Cathcart on Wednesday said the company could roll out its payments service to users across India later this year. The messaging app, which has about 400 million users in India, has been testing its payments service in the country since last year with about a million users. "We believe that if we get this …

WhatsApp inches a step closer to launching WhatsApp Payments in India
5 years, 5 months ago

WhatsApp inches a step closer to launching WhatsApp Payments in India

India Today  

WhatsApp has an estimated user base of over 300 million users in India. As per a new report, WhatsApp has completed the audit process and it is now gearing to launch WhatsApp Payments in India very soon. People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that WhatsApp has already wrapped up the audit process of the related data practices in India …

WhatsApp Payments moves closer to launching in India
5 years, 6 months ago

WhatsApp Payments moves closer to launching in India

India Today  

WhatsApp, today, is being used for everything from sharing photos and songs to important files and documents. However, one critical functionality that remains beyond use for a vast majority of people in India is the ability to receive money via WhatsApp Payments. To give you some background, the central bank wants all the payment facilitators in India such as WhatsApp, …

Facebook F8: WhatsApp announces Product Catalogs targeting small businesses
5 years, 8 months ago

Facebook F8: WhatsApp announces Product Catalogs targeting small businesses

Firstpost  

WhatsApp announced a couple of important updates to its messaging platform at the Facebook F8 Developer Conference. WhatsApp Product Catalogs The biggest announcement coming from WhatsApp at the F8 developer conference has to be the support of displaying product catalogs. Regular users will be able to view the product catalogs of businesses directly inside the chat window without requiring to …

F8 2019: WhatsApp Business gets a Product Catalogue feature
5 years, 8 months ago

F8 2019: WhatsApp Business gets a Product Catalogue feature

India Today  

Facebook's annual developer conference - the F8 2019 - began amid great expectations around privacy. During his keynote at the McEnergy Convention Centre in San Jose, California, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg apart from talking about how his company would refocus its energy on privacy also talked about WhatsApp - a social messaging app that has been under fire lately from …

WhatsApp Payments may launch in India around September
5 years, 8 months ago

WhatsApp Payments may launch in India around September

India Today  

WhatsApp introduced its Unified Payments Interface -based money transferring platform - WhatsApp Payments - with a limited user base of about 1 million users last February. However, things have started clearing out and now a new report suggests that the company could fully launch WhatsApp Payments in India around September this year. "WhatsApp may have started working on creating provisions …

WhatsApp Business app for iOS starts rolling for iPhone users
5 years, 9 months ago

WhatsApp Business app for iOS starts rolling for iPhone users

India TV News  

WhatsApp Business app, a Facebook-owned communication app specifically designed for small businesses is now available for iPhone users in several countries, including India. Also, read: South Korea becomes Worlds first to launch 5G networks The WhatsApp Business app was launched for Android in January 2018 and the company said in a blog post on Thursday, "Today we're introducing the WhatsApp …

WhatsApp Business now available on iOS: well, almost
5 years, 9 months ago

WhatsApp Business now available on iOS: well, almost

Live Mint  

Facebook-owned WhatsApp Business, a free-to-download communication tool specifically designed for small businesses, is now available for iOS users. The company has not officially announced the rolling out of its Business app on the iOS platform but according to WABetaInfo, a fan site that tests new WhatsApp features, the app is available in Mexico. "WhatsApp Business is now available on the …

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