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WhatsApp Backups to Soon Count Against Your Google Account Storage

Kellen November 14, 2023

Not that I'm familiar with WhatsApp, since I've never used the app, but I have news for those of you who do. WhatsApp backups will soon start to count against your Google Account storage limit in about a month. Both Google and WhatsApp announced the news today...

WhatsApp Officially Lands on Wear OS Watches

Kellen July 19, 2023

We talked moments ago about new app experiences coming to Samsung's Galaxy Watch line, including an app that'll let you take the temperature of your food. We also mentioned that WhatsApp was supposed to freed itself from beta and officially launch on Wear OS -...

WhatsApp Says You Can Now Edit Messages

Kellen May 22, 2023

Forget editing Tweets - WhatsApp has added editable messages after all these years. In a short announcement from Meta today, the owner of WhatsApp said that over the "coming weeks," you'll be able to dive in and fix those pesky typos in your messages. This is...

WhatsApp Testing Undo Delete Feature on Android

Tim August 16, 2022

WhatsApp is testing a new feature for select Android beta users, allowing folks to undo accidental message deletions. Similar to Gmail's feature, which lets you unsend emails within a couple seconds of sending, this function will let you un-delete messages you...

WhatsApp Adds End-to-End Encryption for Backups

Kellen October 14, 2021

WhatsApp has had end-to-end encryption for all of the messages you send for a solid 5 years now, as long as those messages are only stored on your device. For those who want backups of those chats to store on Google Drive or iCloud, that same encryption hasn't...

WhatsApp Gets End-to-End Encrypted Chat Backups

Tim September 10, 2021

WhatsApp, the communications app used across the globe, is implementing end-to-end encrypted chat backups for users, meaning more security for your conversations, as well as a place to store and retrieve conversations in a secure fashion. Facebook's...

WhatsApp’s New ‘Disappearing Messages’ Get Deleted After 7 Days

Tim November 6, 2020

In an effort to make conversations feel lighter and more close to in-person as possible, WhatsApp has introduced Disappearing Messages, a feature that, when enabled, will automatically delete messages after seven days. This week-long period allows folks to go...

WhatsApp Gets Animated Stickers, Plus Dark Mode for Desktop

Tim July 2, 2020

WhatsApp is getting a few sweet changes this week, with some of the new stuff available to both mobile and desktop users. The first thing I'd like to highlight is Dark Mode for WhatsApp on the web and desktop. That's good stuff. The other big inclusion is...