ETtech Explainer: Everything to know about Meta’s Forum and Instants appsForum is Facebook Groups reimagined as a Reddit-style discussion platform with AI-powered search and recommendations, while Instants turns ...
25 May, 2026, 09.11 PM IST
Meta quietly removed something from your WhatsApp; here's what changedMeta is phasing out WhatsApp avatars, removing the ability to create, edit, or use them as profile pictures or stickers. This move signals ...
08 May, 2026, 06.10 PM IST
Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage finances, improve health, build careerWomen are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online ...
04 May, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
UPI underdogs seek fair play; WhatsApp tightens scam defencesSmaller UPI players will meet NPCI to curb the growth of industry leaders PhonePe, Google Pay and Paytm. This and more in today’s ETtech To...
29 Apr, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
Indian IT pack falls; MeitY’s e-gaming rulebookIndian IT stocks suffered on Wednesday after HCLTech’s weak Q4 numbers. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
22 Apr, 2026, 07.55 PM IST
Can’t trust WhatsApp: Elon Musk, Pavel Durov warn against platform’s alleged privacy failuresElon Musk and Pavel Durov have criticised WhatsApp over privacy concerns. Musk said "can't trust WhatsApp" and instead promoted X Chat, whi...
10 Apr, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: How does Meta’s decision to kill end-to-end encryption on Instagram affect you?End-to-end encryption is a communications process that ensures that only the sender and recipient can access the contents of a message. The...
18 Mar, 2026, 10.49 AM IST
WhatsApp rolls out message summaries for unread textsMessage Summaries uses private processing technology, which provides end-to-end encryption for user messages and summaries. In a bid to off...
26 Jun, 2025, 02.36 PM IST
WhatsApp introduces first major advertising featuresWhatsApp will introduce advertising features. This marks a shift for the messaging platform. Meta aims to monetize WhatsApp's user base. Ne...
16 Jun, 2025, 06.44 PM IST
WhatsApp users can soon send voice notes with 'View Once' option; here's how the new privacy feature worksWhatsApp, owned by Meta, is introducing a new feature that allows users to designate voice notes as 'view once' in order to enhance privacy...
20 Oct, 2023, 02.50 PM IST
SBI net banking will be down on this day; here are alternativesState Bank of India customers will not be able to access internet banking services due to scheduled activity. However, it has not mentioned...
13 Oct, 2023, 01.53 PM IST
Meta launches new WhatsApp channels in India; here's how to start your own channelMeta has launched WhatsApp Channels in India, providing a new way for communication. The one-way broadcast tool allows administrators to sh...
15 Sep, 2023, 10.35 AM IST
WhatsApp rolls out multi-device login feature, social media flooded with memesAfter the news of WhatsApp introducing multi-device login went viral, Twitter users quickly flooded the platform with memes.
27 Apr, 2023, 11.14 AM IST
WhatsApp introduces new feature to pin messages in chats and groupsThe new feature will be of importance especially in groups that receive a lot of messages, as it would allow users to access important mess...
06 Feb, 2023, 01.57 PM IST
WhatsApp may soon let users save Disappearing Messages sent by others in chatWhatsApp's disappearing messages is a key feature which provides an extra layer of privacy.
10 Jan, 2023, 12.55 PM IST
WhatsApp will stop working on these Apple, Samsung smartphones: Check out listThe Meta-owned social network will stop rolling out updates from December 31.
27 Dec, 2022, 11.10 AM IST
WhatsApp emerging as a direct marketing channel for brands: Haptik reportThe report, titled ‘The State of WhatsApp Marketing 2023’, highlighted that 72% of the consumers that were a part of a survey said they onl...
09 Dec, 2022, 02.20 PM IST