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Year Ender 2025: WhatsApp Features Launched This Year
- Friday December 26, 2025
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by Manas Mitul
WhatsApp rolled out multiple updates this year that refined everyday messaging, calling, and privacy features without changing the app’s core structure. New tools made chats more expressive, added AI-assisted writing and summaries, improved call planning, and expanded Channels and Status discovery. The app also strengthened privacy with passkey-e...
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www.gadgets360.com
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WhatsApp for Android Said to Be Testing Confetti Animation for Emoji Reactions Ahead of New Year
- Wednesday November 26, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Manas Mitul
WhatsApp is reportedly testing a new feature for its Android app that adds a celebratory animation in chats. According to details shared by a feature tracker, the platform is working on a confetti effect that appears when users react to messages with certain emojis. The change is purely visual and aims to make reactions in Chats, Channels and Statu...
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www.gadgets360.com
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No More ChatGPT On WhatsApp? Major AI Chatbots Face Ban From January 2026
- Tuesday October 21, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
The change affects third-party assistants like ChatGPT and Perplexity, while preserving bots used for customer-service purposes.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google May Soon Let Gemini Interact With WhatsApp, Phone App on Android Even If Feature Is Disabled
- Wednesday June 25, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Google might have sent an email to some Android users on Tuesday highlighting that soon, the Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) assistant will interact with several on-device apps, whether the feature is turned on or not. Several users have shared screenshots of these emails on social media posts, where the Mountain View-based tech giant has highl...
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www.gadgets360.com
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WhatsApp for iOS Testing Advanced Chat Privacy Feature Which Prevents Media Auto-Saving
- Tuesday April 8, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
WhatsApp is said to be developing a new feature for its iOS app which aims to improve privacy in conversations by adding another layer of security. As per a feature tracker, the new feature, dubbed Advanced Chat Privacy, implements several changes which restrict the automatic saving of media shared by the user on the recipient device.
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www.gadgets360.com
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WhatsApp Drops Support for These iPhone Models With Latest Beta Release
- Wednesday January 29, 2025
- Written by David Delima
WhatsApp will soon drop support for certain older iPhone models, and the platform has already prevented beta testers from installing the latest release on these unsupported iPhone models. By the May deadline, users must update their iPhones to iOS 15.1 to continue receiving WhatsApp updates. This change enables WhatsApp to integrate features that l...
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www.gadgets360.com
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GST, Visa Fees, Mobile Data Charges & More: Key Changes From January 1 That Will Affect Your Finances And Planning
- Thursday December 26, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Key updates include stricter GST compliance measures, the launch of Thailand's global e-visa system, streamlined US visa rules, ITC Hotels' demerger, and new telecom regulations for Jio, Airtel, Vodafone, and BSNL.
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www.ndtv.com
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WhatsApp Will Soon Make It Easier to Add or Manage Contacts on Web and Other Linked Devices
- Wednesday October 23, 2024
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
WhatsApp has announced that it will soon roll out a big change that will make managing contacts on linked devices an easier process. At present, users need to save a contact on their primary device for it to show up on WhatsApp with the saved name. However, this is now expected to change, following the announcement. Users will be able to add or man...
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www.gadgets360.com
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WhatsApp Expands Testing for 'Read All' Chats Feature on Latest Beta for Android Phones
- Tuesday September 24, 2024
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by David Delima
WhatsApp for Android may be testing a feature that lets users mark all chats as read at once, according to claims by a feature tracker. In recent months, this feature has been tipped to be in testing multiple times but was not accessible by even beta testers. However, the instant messaging platform’s latest beta update for Android changes things ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Year Ender 2025: WhatsApp Features Launched This Year
- Friday December 26, 2025
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by Manas Mitul
WhatsApp rolled out multiple updates this year that refined everyday messaging, calling, and privacy features without changing the app’s core structure. New tools made chats more expressive, added AI-assisted writing and summaries, improved call planning, and expanded Channels and Status discovery. The app also strengthened privacy with passkey-e...
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www.gadgets360.com
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WhatsApp for Android Said to Be Testing Confetti Animation for Emoji Reactions Ahead of New Year
- Wednesday November 26, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Manas Mitul
WhatsApp is reportedly testing a new feature for its Android app that adds a celebratory animation in chats. According to details shared by a feature tracker, the platform is working on a confetti effect that appears when users react to messages with certain emojis. The change is purely visual and aims to make reactions in Chats, Channels and Statu...
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www.gadgets360.com
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No More ChatGPT On WhatsApp? Major AI Chatbots Face Ban From January 2026
- Tuesday October 21, 2025
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
The change affects third-party assistants like ChatGPT and Perplexity, while preserving bots used for customer-service purposes.
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www.ndtv.com
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Google May Soon Let Gemini Interact With WhatsApp, Phone App on Android Even If Feature Is Disabled
- Wednesday June 25, 2025
- Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
Google might have sent an email to some Android users on Tuesday highlighting that soon, the Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) assistant will interact with several on-device apps, whether the feature is turned on or not. Several users have shared screenshots of these emails on social media posts, where the Mountain View-based tech giant has highl...
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www.gadgets360.com
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WhatsApp for iOS Testing Advanced Chat Privacy Feature Which Prevents Media Auto-Saving
- Tuesday April 8, 2025
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
WhatsApp is said to be developing a new feature for its iOS app which aims to improve privacy in conversations by adding another layer of security. As per a feature tracker, the new feature, dubbed Advanced Chat Privacy, implements several changes which restrict the automatic saving of media shared by the user on the recipient device.
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www.gadgets360.com
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WhatsApp Drops Support for These iPhone Models With Latest Beta Release
- Wednesday January 29, 2025
- Written by David Delima
WhatsApp will soon drop support for certain older iPhone models, and the platform has already prevented beta testers from installing the latest release on these unsupported iPhone models. By the May deadline, users must update their iPhones to iOS 15.1 to continue receiving WhatsApp updates. This change enables WhatsApp to integrate features that l...
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www.gadgets360.com
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GST, Visa Fees, Mobile Data Charges & More: Key Changes From January 1 That Will Affect Your Finances And Planning
- Thursday December 26, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Key updates include stricter GST compliance measures, the launch of Thailand's global e-visa system, streamlined US visa rules, ITC Hotels' demerger, and new telecom regulations for Jio, Airtel, Vodafone, and BSNL.
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www.ndtv.com
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WhatsApp Will Soon Make It Easier to Add or Manage Contacts on Web and Other Linked Devices
- Wednesday October 23, 2024
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna
WhatsApp has announced that it will soon roll out a big change that will make managing contacts on linked devices an easier process. At present, users need to save a contact on their primary device for it to show up on WhatsApp with the saved name. However, this is now expected to change, following the announcement. Users will be able to add or man...
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www.gadgets360.com
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WhatsApp Expands Testing for 'Read All' Chats Feature on Latest Beta for Android Phones
- Tuesday September 24, 2024
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by David Delima
WhatsApp for Android may be testing a feature that lets users mark all chats as read at once, according to claims by a feature tracker. In recent months, this feature has been tipped to be in testing multiple times but was not accessible by even beta testers. However, the instant messaging platform’s latest beta update for Android changes things ...
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www.gadgets360.com