by dbadmin | Jan 25, 2026 | Authority Insights, Meta, News, WhatsApp
TL;DR WhatsApp started testing ads in Status and Channels last year. New strings in the app hint that Meta could introduce an ad-free subscription. Ad-free subscriptions are already available for Facebook and Instagram to some users. With as much division there is in...
by dbadmin | Nov 26, 2025 | Authority Insights, News, WhatsApp
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR WhatsApp is developing a “Save as draft” option for status updates, allowing users to save progress if they exit the status creation screen. The draft will be available the next time they enter the status creation...
by dbadmin | Sep 15, 2025 | Android Security, Authority Insights, Google, Messaging Apps, News, WhatsApp
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Google’s Scam Detection feature is coming to chat apps. The feature will display scam detection alerts in chat app notifications. It’s possible that apps like WhatsApp,...
by dbadmin | Aug 23, 2025 | Google Pixel 10, News, WhatsApp
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Pixel 10 devices will support WhatsApp voice and video calls over satellite starting August 28. Google shared a demo showing the satellite icon visible during an incoming WhatsApp call. Google is the first manufacturer to...
by dbadmin | Jul 6, 2025 | Features, Messaging Apps, Signal, WhatsApp
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority When WhatsApp changed its terms in 2021, I was one of the many users who looked for alternative messaging apps for Android. While I had heard about Signal before, the controversial move by WhatsApp prompted me to actually try...
by dbadmin | Jun 23, 2025 | Features, WhatsApp
When WhatsApp was acquired by Meta (then Facebook) over a decade ago, people immediately began to fairly speculate that ads would eventually seep into what had, until then, been a refreshingly ad-free messaging experience. And yet, quite surprisingly, WhatsApp managed...
