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The new Whatsapp function allows you to reduce the chances of making mistakes when sending audios (Photo: Talita de Souza/CB) Who has never sent a voice message on WhatsApp and later realized that the content was wrong or even regretted recording it? A new feature made possible by Mark Zuckerberg can help avoid these situations: it is now possible to pause and listen to the audio before sending it to the recipient. The news was announced on Tuesday (12/14) and is already available to some people. According to WhatsApp, it is also possible to pause the recording to continue at another time. To use the new features, I need to activate the Hands-Free mode: just tap the microphone icon, hold it and move it up until the ‘Lock’ icon is activated. After that, the sound will be recorded, while the trash icons – to delete the sound – and the pause icon – a ball inside a circle – are available to the user. This last code, which when activated, will pause the audio and allow the recording to be heard before it is sent. The functionality is available for some people, but it usually takes a few days for…

NEW DELHI: The year is about to end and WhatsApp has now released its year-end review of 2021. The year end review consists of the key highlights of how the instant messaging app kept people connected with each other. Here are some of the key highlights of WhatsApp India year-in review for 2021. WhatsApp's chatbot for Covid and drive vaccination in IndiaIn 2021, Facebook-owned WhatsApp partnered with the state and central administration and also used WhatsApp Business platform to stay connected with citizens to drive vaccinations across the country. During the year 15 different state governments launched dedicated Covid helplines on WhatsApp for a number of Covid related use-cases ranging from access to resources to vaccination appointment bookings. Along with this, the MyGov chatbot on WhatsApp is equipped to manage several different types of requests including vaccine certificate download, appointment bookings and more. Introduced new features to improve user experience and safetyThis year WhatsApp rolled out new privacy features like Disappearing Messages, View Once, and Default Disappearing Mode. The features made sure that users have more control and privacy while connecting with friends and family. Along with this, WhatsApp also launched features like Message level reporting where users can report…

before the end of the year, WhatsApp Will release some security and privacy updates. One of them keeps you from feeling embarrassed. This Tuesday (14), from the instant messaging app meta announced that users will be able to listen to their voice messages before sending them, allowing them to rewrite them if they contain errors. This feature will reach all WhatsApp users in the coming days. In addition, “in the coming weeks” you will be able to choose from more privacy options for temporary messages in the app. The feature, launched last year on the premise that “all messages do not need to be saved forever” now allows messages to be deleted within 24 hours or up to 90 days after submission, at the user’s discretion. The seven-day option was already available, and in the summer, a feature that makes photos and videos disappear once they are viewed was launched. In the new features, users will be able to activate temporary messages by default and use them in group chats. However, keep in mind that not all temporary messages will disappear as there are some limitations. For example, when you reply to a temporary message, it may remain in the…

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio Platforms and WhatsApp plan to build native features on the popular messaging platform through the conglomerate’s partnership with the latter’s parent firm Meta (formerly Facebook), according to directors Akash and Isha Ambani of Reliance Industries’ digital unit.   “With 400 million users of WhatsApp in India and an equal number of Jio subscribers it seemed like a natural progression to build very specific digital-commerce solutions,” said Isha Ambani at the social media giant’s second Fuel for India virtual event on Wednesday. “As Jio and Meta teams work closely, we are opening more and more avenues of working together,” said Akash Ambani, referring to the Jio prepaid mobile recharge facility on WhatsApp announced in June 2021. Jio Platforms has also begun rolling out delivery of groceries from its JioMart stores through WhatsApp. These collaborations come on the back of nearly $6 billion investment by Meta into Reliance’s Jio Platforms in April 2020. “We currently have over half a million retailers and is growing every day,” said Akash. Adding that the firm was clear about leveraging the opportunity, he said: “In collaboration with the WhatsApp team, we intend to build out native features that will not only…

Whether you've sent an important message to your boss or you've just asked someone out, waiting for someone to read and respond to your WhatsApp message can be nerve-wracking. In fact, it's almost as stressful as being left on 'read': where you've sent a message, you can see two blue ticks, and you know your contact has read what you've sent but still hasn't replied. Luckily, WhatsApp actually provides updates on the status of your message from the second you write it up until someone opens it and reads it. So let you go of your message anxiety with this handy guide to WhatsApp ticks and what they really mean. WhatsApp's ticks tell you everything you need to know about whether you've been blocked (Image: AFP via Getty Images) Why does WhatsApp only have one tick? Most people know that two blue ticks mean a message has been read and received, but what about one grey tick? One grey tick on a WhatsApp message simply means that the message has successfully sent from your phone, but it hasn't been delivered to the recipient yet. If you've been stuck on a grey tick for a while, it could be that their…

NewsSuck it, stalkers.Photo: WhatsAppWhatsApp is stepping up your privacy by automatically hiding your “last seen” status from unknown numbers. The move automatically prevents other people from seeing when you were last active until you add them as a contact.WhatsApp says the change doesn’t affect your privacy settings for friends, family, and businesses you have saved or interacted with in the past.WhatsApp steps up privacy protectionsDespite being a Facebook company, WhatsApp prides itself on being a secure messaging platform. It was one of the first to introduce end-to-end encryption for all its users at no extra cost, and it offers a bunch of handy privacy features.It’s not unfair to say rival messaging services have overtaken WhatsApp on those fronts in recent years. But WhatsApp has been working to bolster its privacy protections. Its latest change makes your activity harder to track.WhatsApp on both Android and iOS now (as long as you’re running the latest version of the app) hides your “last seen” status from phone numbers you have not added to your contacts by default.It’s still possible to hide this status from people you know, but it’s now automatically concealed from numbers your handset does not recognize.WhatsApp tracking is a thing…

The social messaging platform WhatsApp still remains one of the most dominating messaging apps in the market even after being challenged by its contemporaries such as Telegram or Signal. One of the reasons is the wide range of features that WhatsApp provides which it has been rolling in continuously with regular updates. There are a lot of features that remain hidden in WhatsApp which even the oldest of the user cannot find, however, these features can help your chats stand out amongst your family and friends. Mentioned below are three such features you must know if you’re a regular user of WhatsApp.Strikethrough TextOne of the most interesting features of WhatsApp is the Strikethrough feature while using WhatsApp chat. The Strikethrough feature is identical to when you strike something while writing on a notebook and the same can be done on WhatsApp as well. Using this, users can draw a line above the text that has been selected under this feature. Strikethrough is used generally to represent something is wrong or the person reading it should ignore. The application of the strikethrough feature is quite simple as users simply need to write the text by placing a tilde character on each…

Updated: Dec 13, 2021 11:18 AM A police car outside of the Hamilton Police station. (File photograph)Police have urged the public to delete a video clip being shared on social media.A police spokesman said the clip, spread on WhatsApp, depicts “an incident involving two minors”.The spokesman added: “The video clip has been brought to the attention of the Bermuda Police Service.“We ask that should you receive the video clip, you do not share it or forward it on and instead delete from your phone or other electronic devices.”

Some third party apps from Google Play Store on Android and Apple App Store on iOS can access data from the app to log ‘online’ status time and ‘Last Seen’ time WhatsApp new feature integration WhatsApp has been the most used messaging application for a very long time. While it provides a lot of convenience to the end user, it also has some features that can be exploited by malicious actors and stalkers. The ‘Last Seen’ status and ‘Online’ status have been exploited by some third-party apps to track the online whereabouts.  Also Read - WhatsApp launches cryptocurrency payments with Novi wallet Some users may have noticed that they are not able to see the ‘Online’ status or the ‘Last Seen’ status of the users they haven’t chatted with in the past. According to a report by WABetaInfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp beta features, the instant messaging application has integrated new features in order to stop third party applications from gaining access to time logs. Also Read - Upcoming WhatsApp features to look forward to in 2022: Communities, Message Reactions, and more How can ‘Last Seen’ and ‘Online’ status be used for stalking Some third party apps from Google…

WhatsApp has enabled new privacy measures preventing unknown contacts to see a user's last seen and online status.The new privacy measures will prevent unknown contacts to get a user's last seen and the online status if they have never chatted with them.Some users have noticed the change, being unable to see the last seen of some contacts and business accounts.As reported by WABetaInfo, the WhatsApp customer support explained that this is a measure to improve privacy and security on the platform that will make it harder for people that users haven't chatted with and don't know to see their last seen and online presence.This will also protect users from third party apps from seeing when they are online.Seperately, WhatsApp is also working on a feature that will enable users to restrict certain information including their 'Last Seen' and profile picture from specific contacts for more privacy.As spotted by WABetaInfo, the feature had been rolling out to some beta testers last month.The Meta owned messaging platform is testing the feature that provides users more control over their privacy, enabling them to restrict who can see their Last Seen, About, Profile Photo on WhatsApp.Currently, users can restrict their ‘Status’ from specific contacts.With…