How global scammers use US tech to fleece peopleIndian scammer Safeer Koorimannil reveals how AI from American tech giants fuels global fraud rings in Myanmar. Trafficked to a scam center...
30 Jun, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
WhatsApp will allow users to go by usernames instead of phone numbers, closing a privacy blind spotThe app said it has started allowing users to reserve unique usernames, which can be used to contact WhatsApp users when the feature is lau...
29 Jun, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
Meet Kunal Shah, serial entrepreneur and Meta's pick to lead WhatsAppIndian tech entrepreneur Kunal Shah is set to lead WhatsApp, the world's largest messaging platform, succeeding Will Cathcart. Shah, the fo...
22 Jun, 2026, 10.25 PM IST
90 days without WhatsApp, 11 hours a week gained: Ankur Warikoo on his 2016 digital detox habit. Here’s how he uses the messaging app nowEntrepreneur Ankur Warikoo shared his disciplined approach to WhatsApp usage, revealing he deleted the app for 90 days in 2016 to reclaim t...
27 May, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
WhatsApp may soon allow users to chat without sharing numbers, messaging app to bring username reservation option; here’s how it will workWhatsApp may soon launch a new username feature. This will allow users to connect without revealing their mobile numbers. A reservation sys...
08 Oct, 2025, 03.07 PM IST
Meta says working to thwart WhatsApp scammersMeta said it shut down nearly seven million scam-linked WhatsApp accounts in the first half of 2025, mostly in Southeast Asia. Scams includ...
06 Aug, 2025, 09.08 AM IST
WhatsApp to roll out new feature to help manage phone storage: ReportWhatsApp is launching a new feature to help users manage phone storage, including chat filtering for storage optimization. The tool allows ...
03 May, 2024, 07.11 PM IST
WhatsApp update: Now stay organised with new 'Chat Filters' feature; here's how it worksWhatsApp has launched chat filters to simplify message organization and retrieval, offering three categories: All, Unread, and Groups. User...
18 Apr, 2024, 10.21 AM IST
Mark Zuckerberg announces new features for WhatsApp ChannelsThe new features being launched on Channels include voice updates, polls, share to status and multiple admins, the company said in a statem...
17 Jan, 2024, 09.14 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi joins WhatsApp Channels, shares picture of new ParliamentPrime Minister Narendra Modi has joined WhatsApp Channels, allowing users to receive updates directly from him. WhatsApp Channels, launched...
19 Sep, 2023, 06.08 PM IST
WhatsApp launches 'Channels'; expected to roll out in India in coming monthsMark Zuckerberg in his blog post said that the feature is being started in Singapore and Colombia, but will roll out to other regions later...
08 Jun, 2023, 03.39 PM IST
WhatsApp introduces Channels, calls it a private way to follow what mattersWhatsApp has launched "Channels", a new broadcast tool which will enable users to receive important updates from people and organisations w...
08 Jun, 2023, 01.01 PM IST
Meta announces WhatsApp Communities, 32-person video calling, polls and moreMeta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced 'Communities on WhatsApp' along with several new features like 32-person video c...
03 Nov, 2022, 04.26 PM IST
Namma Metro Rail launches QR ticketing service on WhatsAppThe corporation said its WhatsApp chatbot is available in English and Kannada for all commuters of 'Namma Metro'. To use the service, commu...
31 Oct, 2022, 08.31 PM IST
Making chats special: WhatsApp now allows users to set custom wallpapers, use stickers for each contactWhatsApp has also introduced new graphic designs in both dark and bright albums.
01 Dec, 2020, 06.27 PM IST
Getting more than 15 million business users in India each month: WhatsAppGlobally, WhatsApp said it has more than 50 million people using WhatsApp Business each month. WhatsApp also said starting Thursday, it lau...
09 Jul, 2020, 05.11 PM IST
WhatsApp - India's preferred mobile messaging applicationWhatsApp is India's preferred mobile messaging application. The youth are obsessed, the older folk too are increasingly shifting from SMS t...
21 Feb, 2014, 10.51 AM IST