WhatsApp introduces built-in message translation. How It worksWhatsApp introduces in-app message translation across 180 countries. This feature allows users to translate messages directly within chats....
24 Sep, 2025, 09.50 AM IST
Meta rolls out real-time translation feature on WhatsAppThe translations will initially be available in six languages on Android devices and 19 languages on iPhones, with more languages to follow...
23 Sep, 2025, 10.12 PM IST
WhatsApp for Android now allows instant translation of chat messagesWhatsApp rolls out offline translation feature for Android users. On-device translations keep chats private, but accuracy may vary.Beta tes...
22 Apr, 2025, 05.24 PM IST
Jio Haptik, B2B platform IDfy tie up for WhatsApp KYC solutionHaptik, owned by Reliance Jio Platforms, provides its GPT bot-powered proactive messaging capabilities for businesses to re-engage and nudg...
23 May, 2023, 12.26 PM IST
WhatsApp told to publicise users are not bound by co's 2021 privacy policyA five-judge constitution bench led by justice KM Joseph directed Meta-owned WhatsApp on Wednesday to give "full-page ads on two occasions ...
02 Feb, 2023, 01.32 PM IST
WhatsApp Pay turns to Bharat to win ePay raceWhatsApp Pay's market share in UPI transactions stands at less than 1% whereas market leader PhonePe’s market share is 46% and Google Pay's...
27 Dec, 2021, 02.27 PM IST
WhatsApp Pay plans significant investments in next six monthsIn the last several weeks, WhatsApp introduced India-specific features on WhatsApp Pay, including adding ₹ (rupee) symbol in its chat compo...
29 Nov, 2021, 03.16 PM IST
How Facebook undermines privacy protections for its 2 billion WhatsApp usersWhatsApp assures users that no one can see their messages, but the Facebook-owned messaging service—the world's largest—has an extensive mo...
12 Sep, 2021, 02.17 PM IST
WhatsApp to work with partners in India to enhance access to financial productsWhatsApp had started testing its payments service - WhatsApp Pay - in India in 2018. The UPI-based service, which allows users to utilise t...
22 Jul, 2020, 08.52 PM IST
Groups and communities being leveraged on FB, Twitter, WhatsApp for help in Covid timesThe group currently has more than 47,000 members and is adding 100-200 more every day, Nagaraj said. It gets about 100-150 messages a day o...
17 Jul, 2020, 09.09 PM IST
Vahan.ai to scale up with funds from Khosla Ventures, othersFounder Madhav Krishna said Vahan has 1.4 million users, and claimed it had helped 25,000 of them find blue-collared jobs.
07 Oct, 2019, 11.10 AM IST
Politics, pornography and Pakistan: How the three Ps are interlinking in India's WhatsApp groupsWithin the chat groups, content interlinking politics, pornography and Pakistan is ringing some alarm bells.
05 Mar, 2019, 06.44 PM IST
WhatsApp dose to fight fake news: Radio campaigns in 46 Hindi stationsWhatsApp is rolling out radio campaigns, asking people to check the information received before they share it.
30 Aug, 2018, 06.55 AM IST
WhatsApp will bring fake news verification model to IndiaPlans are afoot to bring a fake news verification model, used in the Mexican general elections, to India.
20 Jul, 2018, 09.37 AM IST
How Congress is getting its social media groove backAfter a lackadaisical performance at both the hustings and in the virtual space, the grand old party seems to have shaken out of its slumbe...
15 Oct, 2017, 11.27 AM IST
WhatsApp rolls out video calling from its biggest market IndiaAdding video calling was the next logical step for the widely popular app, which boasts of over a billion monthly active users globally.
15 Nov, 2016, 04.38 PM IST
WhatsApp bringing in the much-awaited free call feature?If rumors are to be believed, the popular messaging service WhatsApp is all geared up to launch a free voice calling feature for the 600 mi...
01 Sep, 2014, 04.30 PM IST