WhatsApp has been internally testing passkey support in its iPhone app for some time. However, the option was still unavailable to most users. But that seems to be changing now, as Meta is slowly rolling out the passkey option to WhatsApp users on the iPhone with the latest version of the app. more
WhatsApp chat filters are the latest feature to be added to the popular messaging app, a few weeks after allowing users to pin multiple chats. You can now separate out only chats with unread messages, as well as separate group chats from individual ones more
WhatsApp is making it a bit easier to find specific conversations by introducing Chat Filters. The new update will let you sort messages by All (as it currently is), Groups or Unread. They're all pretty self-explanatory, with Unread showing any, well, unread messages and Groups showing only your group chats. Groups will also show you any subgroups from Communities. You could already use WhatsApp's search bar to find a particular conversation, so if you know who you're looking for, this update...
Apple is opening up web distribution for iOS apps targeting users in the European Union starting Tuesday. Developers who opt in — and who meet Apple’s criteria, including app notarization requirements — will be able to offer iPhone apps for direct download to EU users from their own websites. It’s a massive change for a […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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The company this week announced the rollout of new Chat Filters, designed to help users quickly locate specific messages and chats.
Today WhatsApp has announced the launch of a new feature: chat filters. These will filter your chat list according to different criteria. There are three of these filters, and they appear above the list of chats for easy one-tap access. Their names are very self-explanatory: All, Unread, Groups. So, obviously, tapping on All will show you all of your chats. If you tap Unread, you'll only see those where you have unread messages (whether you haven't opened a chat since new messages came in...
It looks like TikTok Notes has quietly launched for users in Canada. So check it out if you’re looking for an Instagram alternative.
WhatsApp's latest feature currently in development is a new in-app dialer. The feature was discovered in WhatsApp beta for Android v2.24.9.28 and it is not available to testers yet.
Israel and its people begin this Passover facing an enemy just as genocidal as the Egyptians were against the ancient Israelites. And modern Israel is using God’s ancient message to Pharaoh this Passover as its plea for the Israeli hostages still in the hands of terrorist Hamas: “Let my people go!"
Finding the right WhatsApp chat window when you're rushing can be troublesome. For example, this morning I almost ruined the anniversary surprise I have planned for my partner by sending details directly to her instead of the pal I was running the idea by. Thankfully the 'delete message' feature may have save me. I hope. I'll find out later. Anyway, while the update being discussed wouldn't have rescued me from that fate, I'm down with anything that'll make filtering the endless chat threads...
Users have been left furious following a subtle change within the app. 'Online' and 'Typing' - words displayed under the other user's name in your chats - now have a capital 'O' and a capital 'T'.