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WhatsApp is adding a “Parent controls” feature right inside the Android settings menu. Before this, the option was there. However, it was hard to find. Now, it adding on main Android settings, which can help parents find it easily. This update is showing up first in the WhatsApp beta app for Android. It is part … Read more
WhatsApp is testing a new look for iPhone chats. The message bubbles are rounder now. They also feel softer than before. So if your chats look a bit different lately, you are not seeing things. This is part of a beta update. It is not out for everyone yet. Still, it shows where WhatsApp is … Read more
WhatsApp is testing a new way to lock your account. Instead of a 6-digit PIN, you may soon set up a full account password. This change targets two-step verification. That’s the extra step that keeps your chats safe, even if someone gets your phone number. The idea first showed up in an early Android beta. … Read more
WhatsApp just rolled out four new updates, and each one fixes something people have complained about for a while. You can now sign up on iPad without touching a phone. Your car screen for WhatsApp got rebuilt from the ground up. PDFs open and can be marked up right inside a chat, with no download … Read more
WhatsApp is developing a new feature for its reaction list on Android. Right now, everyone gets the same six emojis when they long-press a message. Soon, you may get to swap them out for ones you actually use. This detail showed up in a recent Android beta build. So it is still in development. WhatsApp … Read more
WhatsApp added a “Major update” banner for the feature on both the App Store and Google Play. WhatsApp has never used that label for usernames before. Earlier, the feature only showed up in a blog post or a small note inside the app. Not anymore. It is now available on the App Store for all … Read more
WhatsApp just gave status likes a fun new look. Now, when someone taps the heart on your status, small footballs pop up instead. This is WhatsApp’s way to mark the FIFA World Cup 2026 final. The change is live on iPhone and Android. It swaps the usual heart burst for footballs that float across the … Read more
WhatsApp is now rolling out a new design called Liquid Glass to Mac users. Because of this, the Mac app finally looks and feels close to WhatsApp on iPhone and iPad. This change first showed up in WhatsApp for Mac version 26.27.73, now live on the App Store listing. Not every user has it yet, … Read more
WhatsApp just added a new safety feature called the username key. This short key adds one more layer of safety. It comes into play when someone tries to message you by using your username for the first time. Once you turn it on, strangers need your key first. They must have it before they can … Read more
WhatsApp is rolling out a new way to contact people or businesses by using a username. You no longer always need their phone number to chat. You can search for their username and start chatting. This is a fairly big shift for a WhatsApp app that has always been built around phone numbers. This feature … Read more