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WhatsApp for iPad is Officially Here: Here’s a Closer Look
Other than the Calculator, which has finally made its way to iPad with iPadOS 18, there is another app that wasn’t available on Apple’s tablet. If you haven’t guessed it yet, it’s WhatsApp, the popular messaging app used by billions across the globe. Today, after years of waiting, WhatsApp for iPad has finally made its debut. WhatsApp has announced its…
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Meta says it’s made Instagram and WhatsApp about as good as they could get
For five weeks, the Federal Trade Commission asked a federal judge to imagine a world where Instagram and WhatsApp flourished outside Meta’s control instead of being acquired by the tech giant. In the sixth and final week of trial, Meta asked Judge James Boasberg to consider that actually, these apps might be as good as they can get. Meta rested…
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How to lock down your privacy in WhatsApp
The end-to-end encryption (E2EE) available on the WhatsApp messaging app gets you off to a good start when it comes to privacy and security. It means no one else — hackers, law enforcement, or Meta staff — can see your chats. Your stuff stays just between you and the person or persons you’re chatting with. On top of that, the…
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You Can Now Talk to Perplexity AI Directly From WhatsApp
After adding a Voice Assistant feature to the iPhone app, Perplexity is now available in WhatsApp. Working just like any other chat, you can use the Perplexity chatbot without an account or any setup. Simply send it your questions, and the Perplexity AI model will reply to you. It has access to the internet, too, so it can provide the…
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WhatsApp unveils ‘Private Processing’ for cloud-based AI features
WhatsApp has announced the introduction of ‘Private Processing,’ a new technology that enables users to utilize advanced AI features by offloading tasks to privacy-preserving cloud servers. This is required to utilize AI functionalities such as message summarization and writing suggestions on WhatsApp, which are too demanding for on-device hardware. The new feature will be entirely opt-in and not enabled by default,…
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Mark Zuckerberg tells court that Meta made WhatsApp, Instagram better
Towards the end of Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in a Washington, DC courthouse, a smile flashed across his face. Meta’s lead attorney, Mark Hansen, had asked the CEO if he was “happy” about paying $19 billion for WhatsApp in 2014. Zuckerberg flashed a grin, took a brief pause, and responded, “I’d do it again.” Over the last decade, the growing scale…
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WhatsApp Just Announced a Dozen New Features
The next time you open WhatsApp, you might notice some changes. As announced in a blog post on Thursday, the app is rolling out a dozen new features, affecting the chats, calls, and even the Updates tab. Here’s what’s new: Chat updates Group chats are getting a number of updates this go-around. WhatsApp is adding an online indicator to group…
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WhatsApp Will Soon Block Media Saving and Chat Exports for Better Privacy
Don’t want anyone using the photos and videos you shared on a WhatsApp chat? Well, soon you might not have to worry about such things as the popular messaging app is working on a new Advanced chat privacy feature which will add another layer of security to your WhatsApp conversations, preventing others from saving media or exporting chats. As per…
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New WhatsApp Features Added in March 2025
Another month, another new features list, and this one’s going to be quite exciting as WhatsApp has brought many new additions that were in beta to everyone’s devices. While also sharing snippets of what other exciting things we can expect to see in the app later this year. So, with that said, let’s dive into all the new WhatsApp features…
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New WhatsApp Features Added in February 2025
WhatsApp has been hard at work this month, with the company finally pushing out some much-awaited features we have been waiting for years. Additionally, our favorite messaging app added other improvements, and features that might have gone unnoticed but are worth checking out. So, with that said, let’s take a look at all the new WhatsApp features that were added…
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