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WhatsApp for Android brings back Muted Updates and Channel Polls

WhatsApp, one of the world’s most popular instant messaging apps, is constantly rolling out new features and updates in an effort to improve the user experience. In the past week alone, the app’s developers have released two new beta updates on Android that…

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Google Chat’s smart replies feature expands to groups and spaces

Smart replies have been added to Google Chat a long time ago, but they were only available for direct messages. However, that’s about to change, as Google has just announced Chat’s smart replies will expand to group messages and spaces on the web. Powered by…

Viber
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Viber rolls out a new suite of business tools and they’re free

Following WhatsApp, Viber announced a new set of business tools for small and medium-sized businesses. In an attempt to turn its app into a “communications hub for a wide range of businesses,” Viber is now rolling out several new features that will be…

WhatsApp QR Code
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New WhatsApp beta on TestFlight includes WhatsApp Beta for iPad

Popular messaging app WhatsApp has never offered an app for the iPad. Instead, iPad users who want to use the platform are forced to use the web version of WhatsApp using a mobile browser. That’s because in the beginning, there wasn’t a separate iPadOS…

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WhatsApp officially launches its Channels feature globally

WhatsApp announced today via its official blog the launch of its new Channels feature in over 150 countries as well as the addition of thousands of new channels. WhatsApp Channels have been in the works since earlier this year as a way to give users a private…

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WhatsApp HD video support starts rolling out to everyone

Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg teased last month the imminent arrival of one of WhatsApp’s most requested features, the ability to share HD videos. Although some Android and iOS users got the feature last month, the global rollout has only just begun. Today, WhatsApp…

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WhatsApp may soon get new text formatting tools

WhatsApp is already one of the best messaging apps, but there’s always room for improvement. That’s why we’re getting new updates that bring important new features almost every month. Recently, the app added support for high-resolution photos and promised to…

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WhatsApp adds new Chat Transfer feature

WhatsApp has been rolling out new features to its messaging app like there’s no tomorrow. Several updates were released last month alone (not counting the beta version), which is unusual even for one of Google’s most popular apps. Over the weekend, WhatsApp…

Google Messages
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Google tests badge for Messages that quickly points out RCS chats

Rich Communication Services (RCS) is the platform that Google offers Android users in its Messages by Google app. Similar to iMessage in iOS, RCS uses your phone’s data connection and Wi-Fi instead of the cellular connection used for SMS/MMS messaging. With…

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WhatsApp update adds option to automatically silence unknown callers

WhatsApp users have been spoiled lately, as Meta’s acquisition rolled out several important updates in the last few months, something that doesn’t happen too often. Today’s update introduces a couple of privacy features that we’re pretty sure users will find…

Google AI
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Google Chat may receive design updates and Mobile App redesign

In recent years, group chats have seen a significant surge in demand, especially with the rise of remote work in specific industries. Communication software like Slack, Microsoft Teams, Chanty, and Google Chat have become go-to platforms, making any news…

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WhatsApp finally rolls out the ability to edit messages

Tipped a few times in the past by reliable sources, the ability to edit WhatsApp messages is finally coming to all users. WhatsApp confirmed earlier today that users should see the new feature over the coming weeks. Correcting a misspelling or changing the…