WhatsApp is edging its way beyond being a simple chat app, and moving closer to being a social network, with an update that shows who has been “recently online”, a feature that’s designed to encourage ...

Most people are familiar with this problem: you’re added to a new WhatsApp group but nothing makes sense and it’s hard to jump into the chat because you have no idea what has already been discussed.

Users can now share Live Photos (iOS) and Motion Photos (Android) as part of the latest update to WhatsApp. According to a Meta Newsroom post, this feature adds sound and movement to captured images.

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WhatsApp could soon allow people to see which of their friends are online, to try and encourage them to chat. The feature will show a list of people who have been “recently online”, according to ...

WhatsApp is reportedly working on a universal chat history transfer feature. The new feature will enable users to transfer chat history between devices by scanning a QR code. WhatsApp recently ...

A few weeks after users began noticing that the familiar blue circle for Meta AI was appearing in the messaging app WhatsApp, a new feature is rolling out to keep chats from being used for training by ...

If you've ever had trouble finding a specific WhatsApp message in your lengthy chat list, this one is for you. On Tuesday, Meta announced a new WhatsApp chat filter option that lets you narrow the ...

WhatsApp announced Thursday that users can now pin up to three messages in a chat to access them easily. Until now, users could pin only one message on top of a conversation with a contact or a group.

Last year, WhatsApp introduced Chat Lock, a neat consumer-focused feature that meant you could ensure your chats stayed private, even if someone has access to your phone, say. But it’s had a big ...