by dbadmin | Dec 19, 2024 | Guides, WhatsApp
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Task scams are on the rise. According to the FTC, the number of them increased from 5,000 in 2023 to 20,000 in just the first six months of 2024. Scammers apparently managed to rake in $88 million in this time period from...
by dbadmin | Dec 12, 2024 | Meta, News, WhatsApp
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority WhatsApp is rolling out a few new call features for desktop and mobile. Group chat members can now select specific participants they want to call to avoid disrupting everyone. Calls on desktop and video calls are getting...
by dbadmin | Dec 11, 2024 | Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Meta, News, Threads, WhatsApp
Meta sites like Facebook and Instagram are experiencing significant service interruptions. It’s possible this could be part of a wider internet connectivity failure. Outage reports have been spiking over the past hour across multiple sites and services online. The...
by dbadmin | Dec 9, 2024 | Messaging Apps, News, WhatsApp
Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority WhatsApp for Android version 2.24.25.29 beta tweaks how the reminders feature works. Previously limited to status updates, the option may soon nudge you about private messages you haven’t checked. Those disturbed by the...
by dbadmin | Nov 28, 2024 | Android Auto, News, WhatsApp
Android Auto has recently started appending “oh” to the end of some messages it reads aloud. Reports have spotted this behavior with apps like WhatsApp, Teams, Facebook, and Google Messages. This is presumably some kind of bug, although it’s not yet clear what’s...
by dbadmin | Nov 21, 2024 | Android, Apple iOS, News, WhatsApp
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority WhatsApp users are gaining the ability to transcribe voice messages. Transcriptions are generated on device so no one else can hear or read the message. The feature supports English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian on...