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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.

WhatsApp now lets you enable disappearing messages by default
By Alan Martin published
WhatsApp upgrades its disappearing message feature, letting users make it the default for all chats.

Facebook is now Meta — why the name change?
By Imad Khan published
Facebook has now renamed its umbrella company Meta in what Mark Zuckerberg refers to as part of a new mission for his company around the 'metaverse.' But there's more to it.

WhatsApp now offers 'end-to-end' encrypted backups — here's how it works
By Paul Wagenseil published
WhatsApp now lets you encrypt your chat backups with a private key, Facebook said in a series of online postings. Here's how the process works.

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp back online after massive outage — what we know
By Imad Khan published
For billions of users, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Oculus VR are back up after a major outage on October 4 made the services inoperable for six hours.

How to use WhatsApp dark mode on Android, iOS and desktop
By Denise Primbet published
We've prepared a guide on how to use WhatsApp dark mode on Android, iOS and desktop.

WhatsApp will be able to transcribe voice notes in the future, so you don’t have to listen
By Tom Pritchard published
WhatsApp is about the make voice notes even better, even when you can't listen to them.

WhatsApp is still safe to use, despite story claiming otherwise
By Paul Wagenseil published
Facebook still can't read your WhatsApp messages, despite a major news piece that implies otherwise. Here's what's really going on.
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