Messaging Apps

WhatsApp is now testing cryptocurrency payments through Novi, which will users send and receive money through their messages.

WhatsApp users can now set disappearing messages as the default for all new chats rather than making the change individually.

WhatsApp is testing a change to chat bubbles when voice notes are received, with some beta users now seeing a waveform.

WhatsApp is reportedly working on new playback speed controls for audio messages and the feature is now being tested with beta testers.

A new update to Google Messages will now display iMessage reactions from iPhone the same way on an Android phone.

WhatsApp is getting ready to launch a new feature that will see people receive a notification when they receive a message from a business that isn't in their contacts.

WhatsApp has been said to have an iPad app in the works for some time and now a new report says that the unreleased app will eventually spawn a macOS Catalyst app, too.

WhatsApp is now rolling out a new privacy feature that allows people to prevent others from being able to see various aspects of their profile, including their photo.

WhatsApp now allows anyone to use its service across multiple devices so long as they opt into the public beta.

WhatsApp is working on Communities, a feature that will allow groups to be put into other groups.

WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will make it easier for people to watch videos without having to jump out to another app or web browser first.

WhatsApp has added an option to enable end-to-end encryption on chat backups whether they're saved in iCloud or elsewhere.

Fans of sending voice messages via WhatsApp might soon be able to pause their recordings and then restart them later.

WhatsApp is now testing E2E encrypted backups on iOS.

WhatsApp went down for a good long while, leaving users to find an alternative. That alternative was Telegram.

WhatsApp is testing changes to how its chat bubbles look by making them larger, with more rounded edges. Changes to the colors are are also being noticed in the latest beta.

WhatsApp continues to work on a feature that will allow people to set timers for messages to be automatically deleted.

WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will make it easier to set a new icon for group chats.