The team of the popular messenger WhatsApp, part of Facebook, has implemented another innovation. The PC client and web interface now require biometric user authentication to work. This was reported on the official WhatsApp page on the Twitter social network and on the support page. As a reminder, for PCs and browsers, WhatsApp does not […]
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WhatsApp retained its leadership in Russia
Despite the erupting around the new privacy policy, WhatsApp retained its leading position among messengers in Russia. This was reported by the TASS edition with reference to the statistics of Russian operators at the end of 2020 – early 2021. Top-3 in terms of mobile traffic for MegaFon, Beeline, MTS and Tele2 look the same. […]
Another nasty surprise for WhatsApp. Messenger has ceased to be “friends” with Google Camera
Against the background of the scandal around the new policy, the WhatsApp team does not forget about the regular updates of the messenger. And with a fresh small update, there was an unpleasant surprise. Since October 2019, a convenient function for transferring photos and videos to instant messengers and social networks has appeared in the […]
Whole countries are outraged by the new WhatsApp rules. Turkey Launches Antitrust Investigation, and India Asks Not to Implement New Policy
Recently, WhatsApp published information about new terms of service and a policy for processing user data, which had to be adopted by February 8, but due to the massive churn of users, the adoption of the new rules was postponed until May 15. Against this backdrop, Turkey launched an antitrust investigation into the matter, and […]
WhatsApp got scared of user panic. The adoption of the new rules was postponed for 3 months
Last week, WhatsApp published information about the new terms of service and the policy for processing user data, and also said that it is necessary to accept the new terms by February 8, otherwise you can lose access to the messenger. This caused massive panic among users, many chose to go to Telegram and Signal. […]
WhatsApp innovation for a large flow of messages. “Read later” replaces the archive
The team of the popular messenger WhatsApp continues to improve their creation. This time, we are talking about developing a handy function that will help users cope with a large flow of messages. The Read Later function will replace Archive. When the chat is archived, the user stops receiving notifications, but. In addition, the archive […]
Privacy not compromised: WhatsApp justifies itself in front of millions of fleeing users
Following the announcement of the new privacy policy and rules for the provision of services, the WhatsApp team faced harsh criticism from the Internet public and a massive exodus of users to other platforms. The WhatsApp team did not react to the unfolding scandal for some time, but in the end they realized that it […]
WhatsApp warns: agree to the new terms or lose access
The team of the popular WhatsApp updated on its website information about the new terms of service and the policy for processing user data, and also began to warn users about upcoming changes. WhatsApp users on Android and iPhone have started receiving alerts informing about changes in terms of service and privacy policy. Users are […]
WhatsApp will soon get rid of its main flaw. A full-fledged client for PC and operation of several devices will appear
The WhatsApp team continues to work on eliminating one of the main drawbacks of the messenger – the inability to simultaneously launch the application on several devices and the lack of a full-fledged stand-alone client for PC and in the web interface. According to the thematic resource WABetaInfo, at the moment the developers are introducing […]
Regulators and US states denounce Facebook and ask to separate it from WhatsApp and Instagram
Facebook, the social media giant that accounts for 70% of that market in the United States, has encountered today the greatest threat in its history as a company since Mark Zuckerberg founded it at Harvard University 16 years ago: two lawsuits, one from the Federal Telecommunications Commission – the US competition regulator – and another […]
