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WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram are finally up and running after suffering a massive outage of six hours globally.WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram are finally up and running after suffering a massive outage of six hours globally. It was like a black day for the Internet with none of the major apps like WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram working. Users thronged to Twitter to report the issues they were facing with the Facebook-owned apps. However, after the longest-ever outage, WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram are functional again. Talking about the same, Will Cathcart, WhatsApp said, “We're entirely back up and running now. We know that people were unable to use @WhatsApp to connect with their friends, family, businesses, community groups, and more today -- a humbling reminder of how much people and organizations rely on our app every day. We take our mission seriously, and I'm grateful to everyone who worked hard to bring our service back with the reliability you expect from @WhatsApp. We'll learn and grow from this, and continue working to provide you with a simple, secure, and reliable private messaging app.”As per downdetector, the outage started at around 9 pm on Monday. Several users were unable to access their WhatsApp,…

Mumbai: The NCB on Monday claimed before a city court that "shocking and incriminating" material recovered in WhatsApp chats of Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, and two others who were among the nine people arrested in connection with the seizure of banned drugs from a cruise ship off the city coast showed international drug trafficking links. The Narcotics Control Bureau(NCB), which got the remand of Aryan Khan and the other eight accused from the court till Thursday, also claimed that in the WhatsApp chats he is discussing modes of payment to be done for procurement (of drugs) and that several code names are being used. Aryan Khan's lawyer claimed no drugs were recovered from his client's possession. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate R M Nerlikar while extending till October 7 the NCB remand of Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha observed that their further interrogation was required for investigation which is of prime importance. The trio was produced before the court after the end of their one-day custody given to the NCB on Sunday. Aryan Khan, Dhamecha and Merchant were arrested on Sunday evening and produced before a special holiday court on Sunday that remanded them…

WhatsApp is building a feature that will make it easier for users to multitask while listening to voice messages. Leaker site WABetaInfo reported that the feature, Global Voice Message Player, will enable voice messages to keep playing even if the user leaves the chat. In a screenshot, it explains that the message will be pinned to the top of the screen, with a play button to continue listening and a close button to dismiss it. To remind users who they’re listening to, the pinned message will also display the name of the chat it came from. At the moment, exiting a chat pauses the voice message users are listening to. “This feature is very useful when you receive a voice message having a long duration. In this case, you can continue sending messages to other contacts when you are listening to the voice message,” said WABetaInfo, in a post. The feature was spotted during the development stage for WhatsApp beta for iOS, thus it is not yet available for use. This means the interface and design is also subject to change.

What exactly does the government want to do? “It is actually an amendment to a European directive that deals with the preservation of metadata. This relates to who called or contacted you, where you are or what websites you consult. The European Court has overturned this directive. The fact that everyone always keeps track of everything about everyone has been taken into account. Very comprehensive. Now they are trying to change this law. For example, they only want to keep this data in areas with high crime rates. At first glance you might say a development in the right direction. But a somewhat surprising piece of legislation has been added. For example, messaging services such as WhatsApp, Signal or Facebook must, at the request of the police and judicial authorities, release the content of suspicious persons’ communications, making it possible to listen to or read those conversations.” Why is this a bad idea? “Encryption protects everyday activities, such as managing online bank accounts or communicating with your friends and family. End-to-end encryption also protects vulnerable communities and professions where private communication is essential, such as journalists, lawyers or medical professionals. It is dangerous to allow loopholes as now suggested This…

WhatsApp will roll out new features to improve 'disappearing messages' functionality. The messaging app will let users control the durations before which a message will disappear. A user can also enable a default message timer to set a selected time for all new chats with the disappearing messages feature. WhatsApp is all set to roll out new features related to disappearing messages aimed at improving the user experience. The latest update on the disappearing message features will be available for iOS beta testers today. No common users will see these features. The new feature will be called 'New Durations and Default Timer' for the time being. The new features are meant to be tools to efficiently manage disappearing messages.The first of the two features will give users control over new ephemeral durations. Previously, the messages set to 'disappearing messages' used to vanish after seven days. But now, WhatsApp will introduce measures to ensure the duration can be managed. Users will now be able to set the "disappearing messages" option to different durations, such as 24 hours, 90 days, and even seven days.The second option is about creating a default message timer for new chats. A user can enable this feature by visiting the WhatsApp Privacy…

If YOU'RE an avid WhatsApp users you've probably heard that millions of devices will lose access to the chatting app next month. However, all is not lost for every device on a viral 'hit list' as several of the smartphones can be updated so WhatsApp can continue to work. 1You can update old phones to keep WhatsAppCredit: Getty - Contributor How to keep WhatsApp working Android devices will need to be running software that's newer than Android 4.0.4. Apple devices will need to be running software that's newer than iOS 9. If you have an older device then you should check if you can update it. According to The Mirror, the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus and iPhone SE are all on the list of phones that WhatsApp will stop working on. However, all three of those iPhones can be updated to iOS 15 and should therefore still allow WhatsApp to work after the November 1 deadline. If you've never updated your iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus or iPhone SE (2016) – or iPhone 5 and iPhone 6 variants – you'll lose access until you update. That's because they launched on iOS 9 or older. What if my phone is…

WhatsApp banned more than two million Indian accounts and received 420 grievance reports in August, the Facebook-owned company has said in its compliance report. WhatsApp said in its report released on Tuesday that 20,70,000 Indian accounts were banned during the said period. WhatsApp also said it received 420 user reports spanning across account support (105), ban appeal (222), other support (34), product support (42) and safety (17) during August and that 41 accounts were "actioned" or took remedial action during this period. According to the messaging platform, taking action means it has either banned an account or restored a previously banned account as a result of the complaint.More than three million Indian accounts were banned by WhatsApp, which also received 594 grievance reports, between June 16 and July 31. The company has said in the past that more than 95 per cent of bans are due to the unauthorised use of automated or bulk messaging or spam. The global average number of accounts that WhatsApp bans to prevent abuse on its platform is around 8 million accounts per month.Also read | Blocked 2 million accounts in India in 1 month, says WhatsApp in new reportIt also said that it may…

Facebook-owned social media-giant, WhatsApp is aggressively pushing new features to its application for retaining user attention. While it is the king of social media, it still needs to stay ahead of the curve when compared to Signal and Telegram. Multiple new features have become a part of the platform in the last few months. Some of the features came directly from other Facebook-owned applications such as Messenger and Instagram. WhatsApp is soon expected to bring multi-device support as well. However, there are still some areas where the application can improve rapidly.Areas Where WhatsApp Can ExcelAreas, where Telegram excels, can be looked at by WhatsApp. First of all, it would have been good if users could send large files up to 1GB at least. According to a Lifewire report, Telegram users can share files up to 2GB in size with other users. This WhatsApp users can’t do even at the verge of 2022 which is a shame.Further, just the additional features that users get in Telegram. Users can even customise the colours inside the application which keeps the experience fresh. It would have been great if it was there in WhatsApp too.At the same time, lesser options, lesser customisation also does…

Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is set to cease support of its mobile app in November, affecting multiple devices.Not only will the tech giant stop supporting older smart devices, but it has also taken unprecedented steps to block those smartphones from being able to continue to use the service.Affected users will be required to update their smart devices, or buy a new one in order to continue to use WhatsApp.Millions affected worldwideSecurity research firm TitanTech has identified over 40 different devices that will be affected by the decision that will take place on November 1st.Android users running Android 4.1 or below and iPhone users running anything older than iOS 10 will see WhatsApp blocked on their device.Data from 7NEWS.com.au shows that less than 1 per cent of our audience on Android will be affected, running devices such as Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1 and Galaxy S2 and S3. A few Huawei devices will also be impacted.In terms of iPhone, around 2 per cent of the 7NEWS online audience will see WhatsApp blocked. If you’re still using an iPhone 4 and older, or haven’t updated iPhone 6S, 6S Plus or SE (2016) you’ll need to get the latest available update.iPhonesFor iPhones, all the…

Whatsapp is introducing new features to enhance user adoption in IndiaFollowing the launch of Whatsapp Pay in 2020, Whatsapp announced that it will introduce the Indian rupee (₹) symbol in the chat box as a visual indicator for making payments easier for users on the platform - a slight change from the current solution that takes two steps to initiate payments.The world's largest chat platform is introducing new features to reduce friction for digital payments and make payments on Whatsapp easier for people - in a step that is likely to encourage more Indians to join the platform.Additionally, the camera app will now be able to recognise all major QR codes for payments - enabling users to transfer money and make offline payments.Whatsapp's addition of the rupee symbol in chat box and feature additions such as QR code access by the camera app are ways to enhance user adoption in India amid the growing competitive space.With the latest updates, Payments on WhatsApp is likely to become more inclusive as users can now send money using two of the most recognisable symbols - by staying within the WhatsApp chat composer.The introduction of better visual indicators on the messenger platform are designed to…