The DMA requires Meta to give people using WhatsApp in Europe the option to connect with people using third-party messaging ...

Google-backed ShareChat on Friday reported a 42% decline in loss before taxes to Rs 1,105 crore for the financial year ended March 31 2025, reflecting the firm's measures to reduce expenses. The ...

Downloading video from WhatsApp status is easy on Android but hard on iOS. You can go to the .Stauses directory on Android or use the WhatSave app to save video WhatsApp statuses. On iPhone you can ...

Arattai, an Indian messaging app backed by the billionaire Vembu family, has seen a surge in signups and downloads over the past two weeks in its home country, boosted by the Indian government’s calls ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. Unveiled at the firm's business summit in India, the feature ...

Meta fuses WhatsApp Status ads with click-to-message, giving brands a bigger stage to spark chats and boost engagement. Meta is giving advertisers more ways to reach WhatsApp users by combining ...

If you've used Instagram Stories, WhatsApp Status will feel familiar. Users can share updates that vanish after a day, creating a more casual and temporary way to connect. Until now, WhatsApp has ...

While most U.S. users have never used—or even heard of—WhatsApp Status Updates, Meta recently revealed that the tab is now used by 1.5 billion people per day worldwide. And soon, WhatsApp will take a ...

Without much fanfare, Meta has been quietly enhancing the capabilities of its WhatsApp messaging software, which could transform it into a super app. While super apps have gained traction in Asia, ...

SAN FRANCISCO — When Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014, the messaging app had a clear focus. No ads, no games and no gimmicks. For years, that’s what WhatsApp’s 2 billion users got.

It’s official, ads are coming to WhatsApp. However, depending on how you use the popular messaging app, you may never see one. Hot on the heels of the welcome addition of a proper WhatsApp iPad App, ...

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