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WhatsApp will stop working for MILLIONS of users with older smartphones on New Year’s Day iOS9 and Android 4.0.3 will no longer be supported as of January 1, 2021 iOS 9 was the last software update the iPhone 4 could receive and will be cut off Users with these devices will lose access to their chats … Read more
Facebook tests voice and video calling on its WhatsApp desktop site in a bid to take on Zoom Facebook-owned WhatsApp is testing voice and video calling on its desktop app The features are available to just beta testers at the moment The example shows the voice and video calling options at the top of a … Read more
They’re been hit with speculation of a budding romance for weeks, with fans and co-stars alike commenting on their chemistry. And Strictly star Giovanni Pernice did little to dispel the chatter as he revealed his celeb partner Ranvir Singh, 43, is using a picture of them together on WhatsApp. The Italian, 30, made the revelation as … Read more
Serving police officers are sacked without notice for belonging to WhatsApp group that shared ‘derogatory and demeaning’ pictures and memes Sergeant Matthew Parker and PC Robert Fraser dismissed from Essex Police They were found to have committed gross misconduct and breached standards The hearing was chaired by Essex Chief Constable BJ Harrington By Harry Howard … Read more
WhatsApp is reportedly working on new feature that will give users the option to automatically delete an image, video or GIF after their contacts have seen it. The ‘Expiring Media’ feature, discovered by independent WhatsApp experts WABetaInfo, adds the ability to delete media after the recipient has seen it once and exited the chat. Expiring … Read more
WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that will gives users the option to delete an image, video or GIF after sending it to their contacts. The ‘Expiring Media’ feature, discovered by independent WhatsApp experts WABetaInfo, adds the ability to delete media after the recipient has seen it and exited the chat. Expiring Media … Read more
WhatsApp messages that crash recipients’ phones instantly and forces them to delete and reinstall the app have reportedly been doing the rounds. When opened, the message, which contains a long string of unfamiliar numbers and characters, causes WhatsApp to freeze. The issue is caused by a software bug that prevents WhatsApp from processing the combination … Read more
Back in 1996, Brian Acton was the 44th employee hired by Yahoo as an infrastructural engineer. For the following nine years he worked at Yahoo and lost millions in the dot-com bubble in 2000. According to his Twitter he was turned down for a job at Facebook in 2009 and also spent a year travelling. … Read more
Doctors should use WhatsApp to give patients test results and medical advice, says Matt Hancock Matt Hancock wants to increase the number of remote GP appointments He is due to announce that doctors should use Whatsapp to give test results He will also say healthcare staff should be allowed to attend meetings virtually The Health Secretary’s … Read more
You may think your friends are ignoring you in WhatsApp, but the silence is a result of an outage. The Facebook-owned app experienced issues around 4pm ET and has plagued tens of thousands of users across the globe. Many reported issues with connecting to the platform, along with sending or receiving messages and logging in. … Read more