WhatsApp for Android is testing a threaded replies feature to improve group chat organisation, according to a feature tracker. The tool opens a separate window showing all replies to a single message. Currently limited to select beta testers, the feature may expand soon. Notably, the threaded icon appears only when a message gets multiple replies.

Indian-origin cybersecurity expert Attaullah Baig, former WhatsApp head of security, has sued Meta, alleging ignored security flaws and retaliation after he raised warnings about millions of users' data being at risk.

A Nepali national, who was allegedly lured by Pakistan's ISI with the promise of a US visa and opportunities in journalism, has been arrested by the Delhi Police for supplying Indian SIM cards that were used by spy agency for espionage activities.

A former top security executive at WhatsApp filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging that parent company Meta systematically violated cybersecurity regulations and retaliated against him for reporting the failures.

Authorities blocked most social media platforms, including Facebook, X and YouTube, saying that the companies had failed to register and submit to government oversight.

WhatsApp users experienced a brief outage in India on Monday, which lasted just over an hour. Gadgets360 staff encountered persistent errors while trying to log in on a new device and were shown messages typically displayed during device linking failures. Users also reported the issue on a popular downtime tracking website, confirming that the service was temporarily ...

Mumbai is on high alert after the police received a WhatsApp message threatening dozens of blasts in the city where the 10-day Ganesh festival is set to culminate tomorrow.

Apple’s upcoming iOS 26 update will introduce a new Liquid Glass design language for iPhone. As per a feature tracker, WhatsApp is testing the implementation of this feature for its iOS app in beta. It may offer a refreshed visual experience with background layers, buttons, and context menus displaying a depth effect and reacting to their surrounding environment.

Happy Onam 2025: Make this festival even more meaningful by sharing heartfelt wishes, messages, statuses, and more with your family and friends.

Teacher's Day 2025: When some of them wished to celebrate his birthday, he suggested that the day be observed as Teachers' Day instead.

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Happy Teachers Day 2025 Wishes, Status, Messages, Wallpapers, Images, Quotes: Teachers' Day 2025 in India is being celebrated on September 5 to honour the immense contributions of educators.

WhatsApp is now letting users generate backgrounds during video calls via artificial intelligence (AI). The Meta-owned platform is adding a new feature that lets users type a prompt to generate their desired background for a video call. The company highlighted that the feature is powered by Meta AI. This is how you can use it.

WhatsApp is developing a new way for you to create and save stickers in your collection. Currently, users are required to send a sticker in an active chat in order to save it. However, the Meta-owned app is working on a new feature which lets you directly add a sticker as favourite or save it in a collection, offering a quicker sticker management avenue.

WhatsApp has fixed a zero-click security vulnerability, which could have been used to carry out sophisticated attacks against targeted individuals, the company said. The flaw affected the Meta-owned messenger app’s iOS and macOS versions, and could “trigger processing of content from an arbitrary URL on a target's device.”

WhatsApp is reportedly developing a feature that could allow iOS users to share their status updates specifically to a list of ‘Close Friends’. This feature looks to be similar to Instagram’s feature, which also allows users to post stories specifically for their close friends. Like Instagram, these ‘Close Friends’ Status updates on WhatsApp for iOS will als...

Police have launched an investigation after a cyber fraudster attempted to cheat cops in this south Kerala district by impersonating the district police chief and seeking money through a bogus WhatsApp account, a police official said on Monday.

WhatsApp launched the Disappearing Messages feature in November 2020. Initially, the company only allowed users to either turn the feature on or off, with the messages getting automatically deleted after seven days. WhatsApp later started rolling out timers for the same, where people could choose to get their messages to disappear as early as 24 hours. Now, the compan...

WhatsApp on Wednesday announced a new feature that leverages AI to rewrite text for different tones and clarity. As per the Meta-owned instant messaging platform, users can draft a basic text, and the AI-powered writing assistant will provide suggestions for improvement, including different tones and styles. WhatsApp said that its new Writing Help is built on top of P...

WhatsApp for Mac got a new update via the App Store. The latest update with version 25.22.79 reportedly introduces a chat filtering feature with Unread, Favourites and Group options. This is available to a limited group of users. The messaging service is is making it easier to see unread, favourite, and group chats on your Mac computer.

The Jammu and Kashmir government has banned the use of pen drives in all departments and also barred WhatsApp messaging service for official communications.

A Reddit user shared a screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation with their boss, who lost it after not being called 'Sir'.

A seemingly innocent digital wedding invitation on WhatsApp cost a government employee from Maharashtra's Hingoli district to lose nearly Rs two lakhs.

A Bengaluru woman shared WhatsApp messages of her househelp, where the latter informed her about taking leave in a professional manner.