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Italy regulator drops investigation into Meta's WhatsApp AI bot
Italy's competition watchdog has closed its inquiry into Meta Platforms. The investigation concerned allegations of Meta abusing its dominant position. This involved installing its artificial intelligence tool on the WhatsApp messaging service. The Italian regulator, AGCM, decided to halt its probe. This action was taken because the European Commission has broadened its own investigation.
AI scanning chats? WhatsApp responds after Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma's warning
WhatsApp's latest update brings AI integration, raising privacy concerns. Vijay Shekhar Sharma alerts users about potential AI access to chats. Users can adjust settings to block this. New features include scheduled group calls and interactive tools. Meta plans monetization features like paid subscriptions and ads. These changes build on Meta's AI push within WhatsApp.
WhatsApp new feature: Want to use two accounts on your phone? Here a step-by-step guide
WhatsApp has a feature allowing users to manage two accounts on a single phone seamlessly, addressing a long-standing challenge for users with dual SIM phones. With a step-by-step guide, users can easily set up multiple accounts within the app and customize notification and privacy settings for each account individually.
WhatsApp rolling out channel alerts, search messages by date features on Android
Meta-owned WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to search messages by date, channel alerts, and hidden navigation labels on Android.
WhatsApp's new update allows users to share screen during video calls; here's how it works
WhatsApp has introduced new features - screen sharing update and landscape mode for video calls. With the screen sharing feature, users can share images, documents, etc. during a video call, enabling WhatsApp to compete with giants like Zoom, Google Meet, and Apple's FaceTime.
WhatsApp rolls out beta update: Windows PC users can now do video calls with 32 participants
WhatsApp is updating its Windows PC version to allow users to engage in video calls with up to 32 participants, expanding on the previous limit of eight.
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WhatsApp rolling out ‘side-by-side’ feature on Android tablets
This feature will allow users to switch between conversations without losing track of their ongoing chats, providing more control over the WhatsApp interface on their Android tablets.
WhatsApp brings feature to support same account on multiple phones
The feature has started rolling out globally and will be available to everyone in the coming weeks, the Meta-owned platform said.
WhatsApp announces additional security features for users
WhatsApp will also introduce a new security feature that will send out additional alerts if someone tries to move their messaging account from one registered device to a new device.
WhatsApp bans record 45 lakh accounts in India in February
Meta-owned WhatsApp banned a record over 45 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of February, in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021, the company informed on Saturday.
Made an error? Don't worry! WhatsApp will soon allow you to edit sent messages
Unlike iPhone's iMessage, WhatsApp so far doesn't allow users to make changes to sent messages.
Mark Zuckerberg announces new updates for WhatsApp groups
The tech giant has said it wanted to give admins more control over their group privacy. Apart from deciding who can join a group, an admin will be able to choose to share their group’s invite link, or make their group joinable in a community.
WhatsApp's new feature on iOS lets users extract text from images
Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is widely rolling out the 'Text detection' feature on iOS which allows users to extract text right out of an image.
WhatsApp rolls out Status-related updates. Here are five features you should know about
Not every status posted on WhatsApp may be appropriate for all contacts on a user list.
Brazil central bank greenlights Meta's WhatsApp merchant payment system
The approval comes as Meta seeks to use the Brazilian market as a key test space for business messaging, an area that has assumed greater urgency as Meta's core advertising business has stalled.
WhatsApp working on new private newsletter tool: report
Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new private newsletter feature, which will be a one-to-many tool for broadcasting information.
WhatsApp announces new proxy support feature to bypass internet shutdowns
WhatsApp said proxy support on the app is now officially available for users with the latest version.
‘Meet’ & message the new WhatsApp specs
The following are five new features from the Meta-owned instant messaging platform.
Did you update WhatsApp recently? A bug is affecting the 'mute' feature on iPhones
Android users do not seem to be affected by the bug in WhatsApp's latest update.
WhatsApp will soon allow 32 people in group voice call, larger file sharing up to 1GB
At present, only eight people can be added in a group voice call using the mobile app.
Now pause and resume while recording voice notes, WhatsApp rolls out new feature
The feature has been rolled out for WhatsApp Desktop and WhatsApp for iOS.
WhatsApp working on update to allow users to choose a cover image on their profile, just like Facebook
Soon users will be able to select a photo or take a new one to use as a cover photo for their profile.
'WhatsApp Community' feature to bring together groups, give more control to admins
The feature has been in the works for quite some time now according to application trackers.
WhatsApp group admins will soon be able to delete messages for all
According to WhatsApp tracker WABetaInfo, a user will see the 'This was deleted by an admin' message whenever any admin deletes a particular message.
A welcome move: WhatsApp’s new update now allows 8 users in audio, video calls
Apple's FaceTime video calling tool supports 32 people while Facebook Messenger can support up to 50 people in a call.
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