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Is WhatsApp making movies? Social App WhatsApp has commissioned its very first film project with Nigerian NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Meta-owned company has announced their new short film project featuring the NBA star scheduled for release later this month. Maybe it’s because Antetokounmpo was named 2021 NBA all star-MVP for leading the Milwaukee Bucks to the NBA finals. Or maybe it’s a branding partnership. Also read:  Why brands keep choosing influencers like Khaby Lame and not you Maybe the NBA superstar is talented and WhatsApp only saw it fitting to tell his story. Here’s the educated answer, the NBA star signed a long-term deal with WhatsApp earlier this year, to promote the brand around the world. This would be the first endorsement deal for WhatsApp executives. The snippet of the film shared by WhatsApp, titled Naija Odyssey, tells Antetokounmpo’s story from roots, through challenges, cross cultural worlds and his journey for a sense of belonging. The footage is said to have been narrated by Antetokounmpo and his mother. The NBA star is a Greek-Nigerian for the Milwaukee Bucks. Giannis Sina Ougku Antetokounmpo was born in Athens in 1994. He has earned the name Greek Freak on the basketball courts,…

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is likely working on a new update that will allow users to create polls in chat.With this feature, which is under development, group participants will be able to share polls with other members of the group. It will be possible to add up to 12 options but this value may change before the release of the feature, reports WABetaInfo.This feature is under development so it is not ready to be released to beta testers. As per the report, an entry point for the feature will be available within the usual chat action sheet where you can find all other media sharing options and it opens the section that we spotted during the development of WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.10.11.A recent report said that WhatsApp is likely working on a feature that will add a new camera shortcut for iPhone users on their app.A screenshot showed that the camera shortcut is placed within the navigation bar and it will show up for those users that can already create a community in the future.It looks exactly like the one implemented on WhatsApp beta for Android (but since there was a bug, it has temporarily been removed in another…

New Delhi: WhatsApp has announced to begin working on a feature known as ‘Search messages by date’ to allow users to jump messages archive on a specific date by tapping on a new calendar icon in the app. WhatsApp will soon roll out the new feature for people following by a beta test. (ALSO READ: ICICI Bank launches exclusive luxury credit card 'Rubyx'; Check details here) Announcing the new feature on its beta update blog WaBetaInfo, it said that WhatsApp has finally begun working on search for messages by date feature, which was abandoned two years ago. The company plans to launch the feature soon. (ALSO READ: Twitter shareholders give THUMBS UP over Musk's $44 billion deal; Read here) WhatsApp rolls out hide online status WhatsApp has recently announced to launch new feature that allows hiding online status to some lucky beta testers. Once the feature is available for public, they can choose among various options to toggle their privacy setting. Users just need to open WhatsApp settings> Account> Privacy and if you see “Last seen and online”, it means the feature is already available for your account. And if it’s availale, then you can choose the people that will see your…

WhatsApp is letting users hide their online status. You can now choose who sees whether you’re online on the messaging app, in the same way as you could already configure your Last Seen status. The new ability is currently available to some beta testers on Android. A wider rollout should follow in the coming weeks if everything goes according to plan.WhatsApp has been working on this feature for the past few months. It was first spotted in development in early July for the iOS app. The development for the Android version also began later that month. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg officially announced the ability to hide online status on WhatsApp last month. It is now rolling out to bets testers, hinting at an imminent public release.Once available, you can control your online status from the same settings page as the last seen status. The last seen settings menu has been renamed as Last seen and online. To change your online status setting, you have to navigate to WhatsApp Settings >  Account > Privacy > Last seen and online. Here, you’ll find the same four options for the last seen status: Everyone, Nobody, My contacts, and My contacts except…Below the last…

Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) : A doctor in Ghaziabad has received threats of beheading through a WhatsApp call. Dr Arvind Akela is associated with Hindu organisations, about which he keeps making statements. A few days ago at night, he received a call over WhatsApp which he did not answer. Talking to ANI, Dr Arvind said, “I got a Whatsapp call on September 1, with a display picture of a masked man. I took the call then and got another call the next day. The caller threatened to behead me since I am a staunch Hindu believer”. SSP Ghaziabad Muniraj G told ANI, “Yesterday a doctor came and complained that he had received a threatening call on WhatsApp. FIR has been registered. We’ve given the number to the cyber cell for tracking. He (the doctor) has not asked for security yet”. The police are probing the matter further. (ANI)

When visiting a store, whether it's to get something fixed or to purchase something, you may be asked for your phone number. Then, within seconds of sharing it, you might receive messages from the store on WhatsApp, and some of those may have nothing to do with your recent visit. Why did this happen when the store didn't ask for your consent to deliver updates and ads on WhatsApp? You may have noticed that the employee tablets have the option to toggle it off. However, it curiously stays on by default. Users in some of the biggest markets for WhatsApp, like India, routinely deal with scores of advertisements disguised as helpful business communication, especially after WhatsApp Business picked up the pace. A business account on WhatsApp allows companies to reach their customers where they are. No less than 400 million of them are in India making it the top encrypted messaging platform in the world. As advertisers realize the potential of a platform as big and ubiquitous as WhatsApp, unsolicited messaging has turned into a menace for users, making it hard to keep track of personal chats (paywall). The spam situation on WhatsApp is getting out of hand, considering the…

Here are the steps you need to follow to delete your WhatsApp account on Android and iPhone. WhatsApp helps you to stay connected with your friends and family. You can use the app not only to send messages online but also to share images, videos, audio, documents, and much more. However, there are instances when you want to take a break from the app, maybe because you want to concentrate on your studies, or some other reasons. Whatever be the reason, if you want to delete the app, you can do so by following a few simple steps. However, what needs to be noted is deleting your WhatsApp account is an irreversible process. "You can delete your account from within WhatsApp. Deleting your account is an irreversible process, which we can't revert even if you perform it by accident," WhatsApp said.There are certain things you need to know if you delete your account. For instance, you will not be able to regain access to your account thereafter at all. Also, it may take up to 90 days from the beginning of the deletion process to delete your WhatsApp information. Copies of your information may also remain after the 90 days…

WHATSAPP is testing a few big changes to the app – including massively tweaking how group chats work. The wildly popular chat app is constantly adding new features, and one of them is called Communities. 1Communities will massively change WhatsApp for everyoneCredit: WhatsApp / WABetaInfo Communities are basically big groups that contain WhatsApp group chats within them. The brand new feature called Communities has been in development for months. But the feature was recently spotted in testing on iPhone by the sleuths at WABetaInfo who mine the beta version of WhatsApp for exciting changes. Each Community is like a giant "group" for your existing WhatsApp Groups. Groups are one of the most popular ways to chat inside the Facebook-owned app. But having multiple Groups can sometimes be chaotic – and hard to keep track of. When it's rolled out, it will let you message multiple groups at once. For instance, you could have a Work Community that would have lots of smaller Groups inside. Or maybe your local area would have a Community, which splits into separate Groups for schooling and complaining about neighbourhood issues. "It is a private place where group admins have more control over some groups on WhatsApp,…

The WhatsApp tracking case has increased in the last few years. Read the article to know what is WhatsApp tracking, steps to check whether your WhatsApp is tracked and the preventive measures. WhatsApp New Update: The instant chatting platform WhatsApp is used by around 400 Billion users over the world. It has become the best communication platform for both personal and professional use. And to keep that stand  WhatsApp is rolling out new features one after another. But the increase of use has sourced new troubles, like Hacking. The alarm against cases for WhatsApp tracking is high. And whatsapp users are extremely prone to it. Whatsapp is usually perceived as an app for personal chat experience, but the reality differs. Anybody can track your WhatsApp within a few minutes and a few clicks. And just not tracking, one can also access your messages with WhatsApp web or multi-device support facility. This feature allows users to access WhatsApp on more than one device, also there is no need for an internet connection in the primary device. However, we have found some easy steps for you to check whether your WhatsApp is tracked or not. How to check whether your messages are…

Last week, WhatsApp made it easier for users to make UPI payments on the platform. Now, the developers are working on a new feature for those on iOS that might let users sort messages by date. According to a post by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp might soon let iOS users search for messages on a particular date. The feature is currently available on WhatsApp beta for iOS 22.0.19.73 update from TestFlight. It looks like WhatsApp has added a new calendar icon which might show up when you are trying to search for a particular message in a conversation. Clicking on the button opens up a calendar view where users will be able to pick a date. If you want to dismiss the calendar view, just scroll through the conversation and it will disappear. The newly added feature will really come in handy if you want to look at when you first talked to someone or if you want to read messages sent on a particular date. Keep in mind that you will have to sign up for the beta if you want to use the latest WhatsApp features. It is interesting to note that developers were reportedly working on the same feature…