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WhatsApp is testing this useful new privacy option — here's how it works
By Alan Martin published
Latest WhatsApp beta software allows users to hide their ‘Last Seen’ status from specific contacts, rather than switching it off altogether.

WhatsApp just revealed 5 killer upgrades — what you need to know
By Alan Martin published
WhatsApp will soon offer Communities for disparate chat groups, alongside emoji reactions, an increase to file sizes and mass voice calls.

WhatsApp voice messaging is about to get a huge upgrade
By Richard Priday published
Voice notes on WhatsApp are about to get much better thanks to improved recording and playback features.

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.
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