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WhatsApp, one of the most popular messaging platforms is adding new feature called Communities to organise groups in larger structure that could be used by workplaces and schools.WhatsApp head Will Cathcart told Reuters the feature would bring together groups, which are capped at 256 users, under bigger umbrellas where administrators could send alerts to a community of thousands.With the pandemic changing how workplaces function, WhatsApp is now being used by organisations, schools, local clubs to communicate among members and get things done.What are ‘Communities’ on WhatsApp?The Communities feature will help people in bringing together separate groups under one umbrella with a structure suitable for them. The users can get updates sent to the entire community and organise smaller discussion groups on the issues of importance. There are new tools for community admins, including announcement messages that are sent to everyone and control over which groups are to be included. The Communities feature will help people in bringing together separate groups under one umbrella with a structure suitable for them. Who will benefit?Organisations like offices, schools, government and private enterprises which are now majorly depending on WhatsApp for communications within members through groups. Let's say a school principal can bring all…

WhatsApp has announced its new Communities feature including new admin capabilities and more. The Communities feature has been available in various forms to beta users for some time — now it's available to all. WhatsApp announced the new changes via blog post, saying that the Communities feature is aimed squarely at schools, local clubs, and non-profits as a way to allow them to have an overarching connection of group chats. Here's where Communities comes in. Communities on WhatsApp will enable people to bring together separate groups under one umbrella with a structure that works for them. That way people can receive updates sent to the entire Community and easily organize smaller discussion groups on what matters to them. Communities will also contain powerful new tools for admins, including announcement messages that are sent to everyone and control over which groups can be included. Alongside Communities, WhatsApp is changing how groups work including — finally! — adding message reactions that will allow people to react to a message without having to add their own, creating clutter throughout the entire group. Other features include the ability for administrators to delete messages and more. Reactions – Emoji reactions are coming to WhatsApp so…

Skipping through multiple layers of security, a WhatsApp scam has infiltrated the messenger's servers and targeted 27,000 users in a nasty cyber attack. Email addresses that use Microsoft Office 365 and Google Workspace have been targeted by the ploy, which was first detected by Amorblox. The online security company noted that users were receiving an email under the title “New Incoming Voicemessage". The email contained a “private voicemail” attachment and used a technique called "brand impersonation", which is when fakers try and impersonate real businesses in an attempt to scam innocent people. How did the WhatsApp Scam work? The WhatsApp scam got unsuspecting users to click on a fake voice message (Image: Getty Images) The email was riddled with misspellings and indicative red flags, but for those who pressed the voicemail message anyway, the hack had already begun. The link took people to a CAPTCHA link that asked people to prove they weren’t a bot, but this was placed as a distraction and if users went through with the instructions they would have malware installed onto their device. According to Amorblox, people who fell for the scheme left their passwords vulnerable, putting them at risk of further cyber attacks. The…

By Aditya KalraNEW DELHI (Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc’s WhatsApp has won regulatory approval to more double the number of users of its payments service in India to 100 million, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.WhatsApp has over the years told National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) that there should be no cap on users of its payments service in India, its biggest market.Instead, the NPCI told the company on Wednesday it can increase the number of users to 100 million from 40 million currently, the sources said.WhatsApp did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The NPCI confirmed the development in a statement to Reuters.Though the relaxation will come as a relief, the new cap could still limit WhatsApp’s growth prospects given it has more than 500 million users in India.WhatsApp has told the NPCI several times it wants to operate “without a cap”, but privately the NPCI is of the view that allowing all its users to access the payments service – integrated with the app and allowing contacts to send each other funds – could strain the country’s financial infrastructure, said one of the sources.The NPCI gave WhatsApp approval to launch the…

San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is likely to roll out a new drawing tool features for its users. According to WABetaInfo, the company is releasing new drawing tools to some people on WhatsApp beta for iOS. "WhatsApp is rolling out this feature to some beta testers. More activations are planned at a later date after installing a future update," the report said. "In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.3.5 update, we explained that WhatsApp is planning to introduce three new drawing tools: two new pencils and a blur tool," it added. The blur tool was already available on WhatsApp for iOS, so what's new is the interface of the drawing editor when using these new drawing tools. This new interface for the drawing editor is available to some beta testers and more activations are planned at a later date. Discover the stories of your interest This is also coming on WhatsApp beta for Android to some people and a new changelog will be available when more users will receive the feature. Recently, a report said that WhatsApp is now releasing a feature that lets its users understand when a document is fully downloaded on their devices…

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is likely to roll out a new drawing tool features for its users. According to WABetaInfo, the company is releasing new drawing tools to some people on WhatsApp beta for iOS. "WhatsApp is rolling out this feature to some beta testers. More activations are planned at a later date after installing a future update," the report said. "In the article about the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.22.3.5 update, we explained that WhatsApp is planning to introduce three new drawing tools: two new pencils and a blur tool," it added. The blur tool was already available on WhatsApp for iOS, so what's new is the interface of the drawing editor when using these new drawing tools. This new interface for the drawing editor is available to some beta testers and more activations are planned at a later date. This is also coming on WhatsApp beta for Android to some people and a new changelog will be available when more users will receive the feature. Recently, a report said that WhatsApp is now releasing a feature that lets its users understand when a document is fully downloaded on their devices or uploaded to their servers. After testing the…

JERUSALEM — (AP) — The Israeli spyware maker NSO Group is turning to the U.S. Supreme Court as it seeks to head off a high-profile lawsuit filed by the WhatsApp messaging service.In a filing to the Supreme Court, NSO said it should be recognized as a foreign government agent and therefore be entitled to immunity under U.S. law limiting lawsuits against foreign countries. The request appeals a pair of earlier federal court rulings that rejected similar arguments by the Israeli company.WhatsApp parent Facebook, now called Meta Platforms Inc., sued NSO in 2019 for allegedly targeting some 1,400 users of its encrypted messaging service with highly sophisticated spyware. It is trying to block NSO from Facebook platforms and servers and seeks unspecified damages.Granting sovereign immunity to NSO would greatly hinder WhatsApp’s case. It also could provide protection from a potentially risky discovery process that could reveal its customers and technological secrets. NSO is seeking to have the entire case dismissed.In its petition, NSO said that lower courts have given mixed opinions on sovereign immunity over the years and that it was crucial for the Supreme Court to rule on an issue that has great national security implications for governments around the…

WhatsApp is readying an update that will remind people why end-to-end encryption is so important to them, according to a new report. A new screen will show what end-to-end encryption means and what benefits it offers. The new WhatsApp screen is now being tested in beta form and was first spotted by beta watchers WABetaInfo. The page will appear when people tap another new addition — the end-to-end encryption indicators that we reported on recently. As you can see in this attached screenshot, a new security page shows up that gives some information about end-to-end encryption. The new page informs the user that text and voice messages, audio and video calls (including group calls), media, location sharing, and status updates are secured by end-to-end encryption, so your conversations are always private. End-to-end encryption ensures that all communications are private, something that is vital to WhatsApp users and one of the reasons it's one of the best iPhone apps for private communications — although there are plenty of WhatsApp alternatives available in the App Store. This latest change is currently available to those on the WhatsApp TestFlight beta although it is surely only a matter of time before it is rolled…

WhatsApp's new multidevice features are rolling out to public release. James Martin/CNET Your phone doesn't need to be working to access texts on WhatsApps. Thanks to the web and desktop app's new Linked Devices feature, previously in beta and rolling out to the public over the next several months, you can get faster access to chats from nearly any computer or tablet you choose, while preserving much of the encryption and security that the app is known for. WhatsApps newest feature creates a cross-platform texting experience that reminds me of using iMessage across Mac and an iPhone -- but without the requirement of being stuck on just Apple's devices.WhatsApp's desktop apps are not new, to be clear. However, they previously required a constant connection with your phone in order to function. If your phone powered off or was temporarily lost, you essentially couldn't access your texts at all. Other Meta-owned services like Messenger don't have this limitation, but at the cost to your privacy of not having end-to-end encryption on by default.WhatsApp now lets you pick as many as four devices aside from your phone that can send and receive WhatsApp messages. You set up these devices by scanning a…

one of the platforms instant message Which millions of people use every day, is The WhatsApp. Whether you want to communicate through messages, photos, videos, video calls, voice notes, etc. This tool has many advantages, from the ability to instantly and easily communicate with people anywhere in the world, to the ability to Update Automatically every given time, adding New Jobs. WhatsApp steps to activate reactions in chats. Photo: fix How to activate WhatsApp reactions This time we will talk about a new function that WhatsApp has just added to its list of tools, it is about reactions, similar to that of Facebook, which allows users to reply to the messages they receive. In all, there are six reactions: I like, I like, happiness, surprise, sadness, thank you, According to the information from WABetaInfo, you can also add or change another interaction using the plus button. It is important to note that at the moment, these reactions are only available in the beta version of the app, which Android users can easily access by following these steps: Go to the Google Play Store and search for WhatsApp in the top bar, and click on the official app. On the application…