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WhatsApp could soon let you send really big files with this upgrade
By Roland Moore-Colyer published
This WhatsApp upgrade may soon let you send massive files.
Slack is down — live updates on the outage
By Marc McLaren published
The widely used messaging service Slack appears to be down. Here's the latest information.
How to use Signal: Everything you need to know
By Emily Long published
Here's all you need to know to get started with the Signal encrypted-messaging app.
Signal now lets you change your phone number without killing messages, groups
By Paul Wagenseil published
The Signal encrypted-messaging service said it's now possible to change your phone number without deleting your message history or groups.
Facebook Messenger now has end-to-end-encrypted group chats — how to turn it on
By Paul Wagenseil published
Facebook Messenger has made end-to-end-encrypted groups chats and calls available, and here's how to use them.
How to transfer your WhatsApp data from iPhone to Android
By Millie Davis-Williams published
Google has finally given us the option to transfer WhatsApp data between operating systems, so here's how to transfer your WhatsApp data from iPhone to Android.
WhatsApp’s Android to iOS chat transfer could be coming soon to iPhones
By Alan Martin published
Would-be iPhone buyers with long WhatsApp histories will soon be able to transfer their old data, the latest WhatsApp beta software suggests.
Signal just got a big upgrade that beats WhatsApp
By Paul Wagenseil published
Signal Private Messenger now supports up to 40 participants in an end-to-end-encrypted group video call, five times as many as WhatsApp can handle.
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