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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.

New Facebook Messenger feature lets you split the bill with friends
By Alan Martin published
Coming next week, Split Payments will let Facebook Messenger users divide bills between friends while making it clear who has paid and who hasn’t.

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.

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.

You can now transfer your WhatsApp history from iPhone to Samsung phones — here’s how
By Alan Martin published
WhatsApp now lets you transfer your chat history from iPhone to Samsung devices, with other Android handsets to follow.
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