Arattai vs Whatsapp: Five features making this Indian app stand outArattai, an Indian messaging app, briefly topped app stores, surpassing WhatsApp. This rise sparks discussion on its challenge to Meta's ma...
30 Sep, 2025, 06.11 PM IST
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
It’s all Greek! Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah pulls up Meta for ‘misleading’ Kannada translationsIn its email to Meta, the CM’s office said the translations from Kannada to English on Meta sites were frequently inaccurate and, in some c...
17 Jul, 2025, 10.38 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
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
'JioPhone Next' sale starts. Here are EMI plans and how to get at Rs 1999Buyers need to first register on the Jio site or on WhatsApp to buy the phone. Jio has asked the buyers to register their interest first vi...
08 Nov, 2021, 09.50 AM 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
Data privacy no more about nerds, everyone's talking about it: Signal co-founder Brian ActonBrian Acton, co-founder of WhatsApp, left Facebook in 2017 and in 2018 co-founded Signal which is now being considered the gold standard of...
13 Jan, 2021, 11.37 AM IST
In times of social distancing, people turning to FB, WhatsApp & Twitter communities for assistanceFrom providing information to supplying essentials, these groups are doing it all.
18 Jul, 2020, 12.12 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
WhatsApp, Skype or Houseparty: Which video-calling app is the right fit for you?Few popular apps that may or may not be the app for you.
20 Apr, 2020, 01.27 PM 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
A billionaire and a yogi team up on a mobile app. No, not a jokeAcharya Balkrishna plans a release of the Kimbho messenger app within weeks as he tries to create a challenger to Facebook Inc’s dominant W...
08 Jun, 2018, 10.22 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