— Shutterstock image/File Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has released a new update for its Android version — the 2.21.2.14 update, WABetainfo said. “Web releases include all bug fixes implemented in the previous beta versions submitted to Play Store. It’s like a...
The app came under fire for its updated privacy policies. Photo: File The widely-used messaging app reiterated that end-to-end encryption of chats will never change. WhatsApp on its official account said: “Whatever you share on WhatsApp, stays between you”. The app...
Representational image. — File photo Recently, the users of Facebook-owned WhatsApp have been saying that their accounts had been stolen or hacked, but contrary to their claims, WABetainfo said that they had simply “given away their account”. The platform, explaining the...
The logos of WhatsApp and Signal. Signal is taking full advantage of the WhatsApp crisis and introducing several features that are available on the Facebook-owned messaging app, according to a Wabetainfo report. The WhatsApp rival has recorded a massive jump in...
— Shutterstock image WhatsApp has submitted a new update through the Google Play Beta Program — bringing the version up to 2.21.2.10, WABetaInfo said. Through the new update, users will be getting a new sticker pack, it said, noting that the...
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden has said that Signal is more secure than WhatsApp, which is currently scrambling to retain its users after the privacy policy update sent shockwaves across the globe. His...
The picture shows logos of WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram. File photo Signal sees a 47,529%jump in downloads Telegram was downloaded 687,000 times between Jan 5 and Jan 12 WhatsApp suffered a decline of 28% KARACHI: Pakistani users rushed to messaging apps...
Federal Minister for Science Fawad Chaudhry. ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday appreciated WhatsApp’s decision to postpone new terms of service till May after global outcry over concerns on data-sharing with Facebook. Fawad Chaudhry said that Whatsapp’s decision...
— Shutterstock image WhatsApp on Saturday announced that it is putting off its new business plans till after May and “no one will have their account suspended or deleted on February 8”. Users of the popular app have been scrambling to...
An AFP illustration. — File The National Information Technology Board said Friday that after Facebook-owned WhatsApp’s new privacy policy comes into effect, it would start sharing users’ data with its parent company. Advising WhatsApp users’ on how to use the app...
