WhatsApp Unveils Enhanced Contact Saving Feature: Secure & Convenient Management Across Devices
2 months ago

WhatsApp Unveils Enhanced Contact Saving Feature: Secure & Convenient Management Across Devices

ABP News  

WhatsApp introduces a new in-app contact saving feature, allowing users to save contacts directly within the app. This feature ensures that contacts are stored securely in the cloud, accessible across multiple devices. It also offers greater flexibility by allowing users to save contacts across various platforms, including WhatsApp Web and the Windows desktop app. This feature is a significant step towards improving account management and enhancing user privacy on the platform.

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WhatsApp to bring offline file sharing feature soon: Report
8 months ago

WhatsApp to bring offline file sharing feature soon: Report

India TV News  

WhatsApp, an instant messaging platform is gearing up to introduce several new features which will enable the user to share files without any need for an internet connection. Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming update: Offline File Sharing: The new feature will enable the users to exchange files with nearby WhatsApp users with the help of …

WhatsApp working on new features, here are top 5 features to look forward to
8 months, 2 weeks ago

WhatsApp working on new features, here are top 5 features to look forward to

India Today  

Meta-owned WhatsApp is gearing up to roll out various new features designed to enhance user experience and interaction. Additionally, a new generative AI-powered photo editor will also enable users to creatively edit and manipulate their photos directly within WhatsApp, adding artistic effects and enhancing their images with ease. 2. International payments In a bid to streamline international transactions, WhatsApp is …

WhatsApp on Windows: New feature for conversations with unknown contacts
1 year, 1 month ago

WhatsApp on Windows: New feature for conversations with unknown contacts

India TV News  

WhatsApp, the instant messaging platform owned by Meta, is rolling out a new update for its Windows native app through the official beta channel on the Microsoft Store. How It Works The new feature introduces a screen where users can enter a phone number, allowing them to promptly start a chat with someone not present in their contacts. By enabling …

WhatsApp New Privacy Feature To Protect IP Address In Calls: Here's How
1 year, 3 months ago

WhatsApp New Privacy Feature To Protect IP Address In Calls: Here's How

News 18  

WhatsApp Update: To bring more privacy to its platform, the popular Meta-owned instant messaging application WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new privacy feature to protect the IP address in calls. “After installing the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.18.15 update from the Google Play Store, we discovered that the app is developing a privacy call relay feature, and it …

WhatsApp to safeguard IP addresses during calls: Check details here
1 year, 3 months ago

WhatsApp to safeguard IP addresses during calls: Check details here

India TV News  

In a move to boost privacy on its platform, the widely-used instant messaging app WhatsApp, owned by Meta, is reportedly developing a fresh privacy feature aimed at safeguarding users' IP addresses during calls. Following the installation of the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.18.15 update from the Google Play Store, it was discovered that the app is in the process …

WhatsApp's new feature: Chat with unknown numbers, no need to save contacts
1 year, 5 months ago

WhatsApp's new feature: Chat with unknown numbers, no need to save contacts

India TV News  

Meta-owned instant messaging app, WhatsApp, has rolled out a new feature that enables users to initiate chats with unknown contacts by simply searching for their phone numbers. The same steps apply to Android users, allowing them to effortlessly search and initiate chats with unknown phone numbers. This feature proves highly beneficial, as users often save contacts to their address book …

WhatsApp releases new QR code-based chat transfer feature .
1 year, 5 months ago

WhatsApp releases new QR code-based chat transfer feature .

The Hindu  

WhatsApp has released a new feature that will make it easier for users to access their chats while switching devices. The new functionality will aid users in transferring their WhatsApp chat history, between two devices on the same operating system. The chat transfer feature is said to be more efficient than backing up and restoring your chat history, and will …

Mark Zuckerberg unveils secure chat history transfer for WhatsApp: Here's all you need to know
1 year, 5 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg unveils secure chat history transfer for WhatsApp: Here's all you need to know

India TV News  

Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, has unveiled a new feature that allows users to securely transfer their chat history between devices operating on the same system. Furthermore, the new transfer process provides a higher level of privacy compared to cloud services, as data is only shared between the user's two devices and remains fully encrypted during the transfer. To …

WhatsApp update adds new feature that could end spam calls and new privacy options
1 year, 6 months ago

WhatsApp update adds new feature that could end spam calls and new privacy options

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy WhatsApp has launched a new feature that could finally protect people from spam …

WhatsApp Announces Three New Security Features for Users' Security: Details Here
1 year, 8 months ago

WhatsApp Announces Three New Security Features for Users' Security: Details Here

The Quint  

Account Protect This new feature will allow the users to switch to a new device more easily since in the upcoming months after the update, WhatsApp may ask you to approve the switch on your old device providing you with an extra layer of protection. Device Verification This feature will safeguard the users against on-device malware attacks and it is …

WhatsApp announces new security features including Account Protect, Device Verification and more
1 year, 8 months ago

WhatsApp announces new security features including Account Protect, Device Verification and more

India Today  

WhatsApp has announced a number of security features to enhance the safety and privacy of users. The company has announced the new features to ensure users have more control over their messages and added layers of privacy.WhatsApp has announced some of the features including Account Protect, Device Verification and Automatic security codes.The new features will be introduced over the coming …

WhatsApp unveils ‘device verification’, ‘account protect’ features
1 year, 8 months ago

WhatsApp unveils ‘device verification’, ‘account protect’ features

Hindustan Times  

WhatsApp on Thursday announced more security features that it will be adding in the coming months to give users' extra layers of privacy and more control over their messages. Account Protect: If a user needs to switch his/her WhatsApp account to a new device, the platform will doubly check whether it is the user asking for it. If a user …

WhatsApp to bring add, edit contacts within app for Android: Know more
1 year, 8 months ago

WhatsApp to bring add, edit contacts within app for Android: Know more

India TV News  

Whatsapp has recently introduced a new feature which will "manage contacts within the app". The new feature will enable the users to add and edit contacts without leaving the app on Android. The new feature will bring the ability to add and edit contacts within WhatsApp for Android. If the "New contact" option is available, it means the feature is …

Users can now send messages to themselves on Whatsapp
1 year, 11 months ago

Users can now send messages to themselves on Whatsapp

The Hindu  

WhatsApp will now enable users to send messages to themselves using the platform, to keep track of their notes and messages. Messages to yourself work and look like regular chats, but users can’t make audio calls, video calls, mute notifications, block or report themselves, or see their last seen and online, WhatsApp said in its FAQ page. Now, users can …

WhatsApp reportedly planning to notify users about security code changes, here is what it means
3 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp reportedly planning to notify users about security code changes, here is what it means

India Today  

WhatsApp is rolling out the multi-device capability for Android and iOS users but due to this a lot of users are being told that their security codes have changed. Wabetainfo, which tracks all the WhatsApp-related updates, noted in a tweet that the messaging app is planning to send notifications about security code changes when the user re-registers the account on …

WhatsApp May Add End-to-End Encryption for Local Backups: Report
3 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp May Add End-to-End Encryption for Local Backups: Report

News 18  

WhatsApp is reportedly testing a new privacy feature to encrypt local backups on smartphone or other devices. Once the feature for both local and cloud is available, WhatsApp would hope to dismiss rumours and allegations over hackers accessing private chats of notable individuals. According to notable WhatsApp updates tracker WABetaInfo, the company is currently working on local backup encryption on …

WhatsApp Testing Encrypted Cloud Backup on Android, But It Comes With a Big Caveat
3 years, 5 months ago

WhatsApp Testing Encrypted Cloud Backup on Android, But It Comes With a Big Caveat

News 18  

Facebook-owned instant messaging service WhatsApp is reportedly working on its own technology to independently encrypt users’ backups in the cloud. According to a report in WABetaInfo, the WhatsApp encrypted cloud system has been enabled for Android users running version 2.21.15.5 on their smartphones. For those who still want to try out the new encrypted cloud backup on their Android phones, …

WhatsApp Multi Device Support Is Coming Soon, And This Is How It Will Work
3 years, 5 months ago

WhatsApp Multi Device Support Is Coming Soon, And This Is How It Will Work

News 18  

The much-awaited WhatsApp multi-device support arrives soon, and indications are it could be sooner rather than later as the limited public beta tests are underway. WhatsApp head Will Cathcart says that there was a rethink of the architecture and new systems were designed to enable standalone multi-device experience while maintaining end-to-end encryption. Till now, the phone was the primary source …

WhatsApp Multi-Device End to End Encryption to Launch in Coming Months: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

WhatsApp Multi-Device End to End Encryption to Launch in Coming Months: Report

News 18  

WhatsApp is seemingly set to get end to end encryption for multiple devices as well, according to a recent post by WABetaInfo. The most popular instant messaging communication app in the world has held steadfast by insisting that end to end encryption is an industry standard practice that makes it secure from start to finish, and now, the feature may …

WhatsApp Addresses Vulnerable Bugs After CERT-in Warns Users That Their Data Is at Risk
3 years, 8 months ago

WhatsApp Addresses Vulnerable Bugs After CERT-in Warns Users That Their Data Is at Risk

News 18  

WhatsApp on Monday said that it has addressed two bugs that existed on its outdated software and that it had no reason to believe that “these vulnerabilities were ever abused”. The official statement came in the wake of a recent advisory issued by the CERT-In, India’s cybersecurity agency, which cautioned WhatsApp users about certain vulnerabilities in the app that could …

WhatApp reveals security bugs that endangered the accounts of its two billion users
4 years, 3 months ago

WhatApp reveals security bugs that endangered the accounts of its two billion users

The Hindu  

WhatsApp disclosed six security vulnerabilities that could have made the accounts of its two billion users around the world, prone to hacks. The messaging, calling and data sharing platform identified four security bugs in WhatsApp for Android, two in WhatsApp desktop versions and two in its iPhone clients. It also found a security bypass issue in WhatsApp desktop versions that …

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