Uber, WhatsApp announce partnership to launch ride-booking via WhatsApp in India
The first roll out on a pilot basis will take place in the northern city of Lucknow first, and will be expanded to other Indian cities soon
Facebook blames outage on error during routine maintenance
Engineers scrambled to fix the problem on site, but this took time because of the extra layers of security, Janardhan said
Millions flock to Signal and Telegram after Facebook outage
Signal’s focus on privacy has made it a favorite for secure communications
Facebook says outage caused because of 'faulty configuration change'
The company apologized and said it is working to understand more about the cause
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp services down globally
Several users, including those in India, were unable to access WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook on both Android and iOS platforms
WhatsApp to add encrypted backups for messages
WhatsApp will only know that a key exists in an HSM, not the key itself or the associated password to unlock it
WhatsApp may soon get quick message reactions like Messenger
According to a report by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is working on bringing reactions to its platform
Delhi HC asks Centre to respond to pleas by FB, WhatsApp challenging IT Rules
The pleas have challenged the new rules on the grounds that they violate the right to privacy and are unconstitutional
COVID-19 vaccine slots can now be booked via WhatsApp
One needs to send 'Book Slot' to MyGovIndia Corona Helpdesk on WhatsApp, verify and then follow the requisite steps
WhatsApp will now allow chat history transfers between iOS, Android
This feature will cover all transfers between iOS and Android phones, though it's unclear when it'll be available for all devices