WhatsApp, the popular cross-platform instant-messaging app, has had a busy past year or so. Following the purchase by Facebook for a massive amount in the billions, it recently launched its very own Web service, but despite the expansion, it's not readily accessible to each and every smartphone owner. Because of data limits, many WhatsApp users are often forced to converse only when Wi-Fi is available, but for a flat, annual fee amounting to the equivalent of $11.60, one Italian entrepreneur is peddling a SIM solution that'll enable unlimited WhatsApp messaging anywhere in the world.
WhatsApp, which was famously acquired by Facebook last year, is among the most popular cross-platform chat apps. Used by hundreds of millions, a large portion of WhatsAppers are connected via Apple's iOS, and while the app is more than fit for purpose, it does have its fair dose of limitations. As ever, the jailbreak community has delivered a tweak that pushes the capabilities of WhatsApp beyond the basic, bringing a quick-reply feature to the fore. Further details, as well as information on where to find this tweak, can be seen after the fold.
Apple and its rules for what can and cannot be done via Notification Center widgets is well documented. We suspect it's this uncertainty that has led to some developers avoiding Notification Center widgets entirely.
WhatsApp, the popular instant-messaging app spanning all of the popular mobile platforms, could soon be headed to the Web, with code hidden within the app's Android APK indicating strings that would relate to such a move.
So what do you do when your favorite IM app decides to pull the 'Read Receipts' feature on you? If you're a security researcher, you figure out how to crash it for others. WhatsApp may have added the ability to turn that feature off, but a group of security research students in India have demonstrated how a simple text message can be used to crash the app at the receiver’s end, pretty much ending the "message seen" dramas.
WhatsApp is among the most popular instant messaging app around, and having been acquired by Facebook recently by a colossal amount, is considered the de facto cross-platform IM service. But despite its array of features, it's still not complete, and WhatsApp+ has long offered Android users the perks that many would deem to be missing. Now, WhatsApp+ has arrived for iOS 7 and iOS 8, and while being jailbroken is the key prerequisite, the list of enhancements to WhatsApp suggest that it's a tweak worth jailbreaking for.
Here's a complete step by step guide on how to install WhatsApp Messenger beta on your device with full support for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus resolution.
It would be interesting to see how many friendships WhatsApp has destroyed till now, because from today onwards, most who have not suffered the wrath of the infamous Read Receipts feature can remain safe, as the company is now giving an option to users to disable them for good.
WhatsApp is the go-to IM’ing app for most smartphone users out there. While the app itself is feature-rich in a lot of ways, there’s always room for improvement, and today, WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature over-the-air that enable users to see if their message has been read by the recipient.
Google's Android Wear initiative may be in the midst of what could be called a false start, but that problem maybe alleviated once the big software companies start to integrate wearable support into their apps. Two giants of the messaging world have done just that over the last couple of days, with both Facebook and WhatsApp issuing updates to their Android apps that give Android Wear, err, wearers a little taste of the future.