WhatsApp is working on many such features which will improve the experience of the users. The most recent example is the recently introduced Chat Lock feature. With its help, personal chats, i.e. conversations taking place between a person or a group, can be accessed in a separate folder on WhatsApp, which no one else will be able to see. Now a report has said that another ‘Dhansu’ feature may come soon on WhatsApp. The company is working on the feature of creating stickers within the app for its iOS app. WABetaInfo, a website that tracks changes in WhatsApp, has given this information. It is said that WhatsApp is working on sticker maker tool. With the help of this feature, users will be able to convert their images into stickers. According to the report, this feature uses iOS 16 API to create images into stickers. A screenshot has also been shared in the report. This shows that very soon a new option named ‘New Sticker’ may appear in the chat share action sheet of WhatsApp. The special thing is that people will not need to download a third party app to convert the image into a sticker. It is not yet known when this feature will arrive. It has been said that new features may be introduced in future updates. Talking about the chat lock feature, it will be beneficial when your phone is in someone else’s hands and then a private message comes on the phone. According to WhatsApp, a chat can be locked by tapping on the name of any person or group and choosing the option to lock the chat. However, keep in mind that your WhatsApp should be running on the latest version.
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WhatsApp launches ‘Channel’, feature like Telegram! Everyone will be able to make followers, know about it
WhatsApp has announced a new feature. Its name is- Channels. After reading this, did you not remember the ‘Channel’ feature of Telegram? WhatsApp Channels also appear to be similar. This will be a broadcast feature, with the help of which people or organizations will be able to deliver information to their followers and update them on their favorite topics. On Thursday, WhatsApp said that the channel feature is being launched in Colombia and Singapore. In the coming months, this facility will be brought to other countries including India. What is WhatsApp channel? According to WhatsApp, ‘Channels’ are a simple, reliable and private way to get important updates. ‘Channels’ are being moved to a new tab called ‘Updates’. In this tab, users will see the ‘status’ and ‘channels’ they are following. What can you send on the channel? WhatsApp has said that the channel is a tool which will have one-way communication. With its help, the administrator will be able to send text, photo, video, sticker and poll to his followers. WhatsApp is also creating a directory so that people can easily search their favorite channels on WhatsApp. Channels can also be connected through online links. Private information of both admins and followers will remain safe. WhatsApp has said that its aim is to make the ‘Channel’ feature the world’s most private broadcast service. The personal information of both admins and followers on the channel will remain safe. The channel administrator’s phone number and profile photo will not be visible to his followers. Similarly, if you follow any channel then the admin or other followers will not be able to see your phone number. Which channel to follow and which not to follow will completely depend on the wishes of the user. Channel history will be saved for 30 days. WhatsApp will keep the history of every channel on its server for 30 days. Such methods will also be introduced so that its followers can remove the updates received on the channel from their devices as soon as possible. Admins will have the power to block screenshots and forward messages sent from their channel. Any person can create a channel. WhatsApp has said that any person can create his own channel. Admin will be able to decide who can follow their channel. WhatsApp will also bring such a feature so that when people search in the directory, they will find channels related to their favorite topics. WhatsApp has expressed hope that people will enjoy using the channel feature. -
WhatsApp brought another cool feature! Spam and unknown calls will be muted, activate it like this
Spam calls coming from unwanted numbers on WhatsApp have troubled people a lot in the past. The matter gained momentum on social media. People complained. After that the government also became active and asked WhatsApp to take necessary action. Now it seems that the messaging platform has found a solution to protect users from unwanted calls. On Tuesday, WhatsApp said that it is bringing 2 new updates. Users can now mute calls from unknown people. This feature can be turned on by going to WhatsApp settings. In a blog post, WhatsApp has said that it has brought two updates for the users named ‘mute calls of unknown people’ and ‘Privacy Checkup’. Mute unknown calls: WhatsApp has said that the feature related to muting calls from unknown people will give people more privacy and control over incoming calls. WhatsApp claims that this feature automatically blocks calls from spam, scams and unknown people. The mobile will not ring when these calls come, but these calls will appear in the user’s call list, because it is possible that one of these calls may be important to you. Gadgets 360 Hindi team checked this feature. We saw this feature in the current stable versions. If you enable this feature, you will not be bothered by calls coming from unknown numbers. However, calls will be visible in the app and notification area. This means that if an unknown call becomes necessary, users will be able to pick it up. Mute unknown calls like this If you are an Android smartphone user and want to enable this feature in your phone, then follow these steps. Click on the three dots visible at the top of the WhatsApp app. A small window will open, where there will be a Settings option at the bottom, click on it. After clicking on Settings, you have to click on the Privacy feature. Scroll down and click on the Call option at the bottom. Here you will get the option of Silence Unknown Callers, enable it. Apart from this, WhatsApp has said that it is launching another feature called Privacy Checkup with the aim of making information about security measures available to all people. Now people can tell each other about the security measures available on WhatsApp. -
WhatsApp will stop working on these smartphones from October 24, your phone is not in the list!
Whatsapp Android Support: Popular messaging platform WhatsApp has millions of users in India. For the convenience and security of the people, this app of Meta introduces new updates from time to time. The smartphone on which you run WhatsApp works on an operating system (OS). WhatsApp has announced that in the coming days it will support only Android 5.0 version or later OS. This means that WhatsApp service will not work on smartphones which are running on OS earlier than Android 5.0 version. Is your phone also in this list? Let us know. According to Whatsapp, currently its app is running on Android OS 4.1 and above. It also supports iPhone iOS 12 and newer versions. Also, WhatsApp works on KaiOS 2.5.0 and later OS i.e. JioPhone and JioPhone 2. This is going to change from 24 October 2023. These changes are for Android devices. Whatsapp will work only on those Android devices which run on Android 5.0 and above. There are still such devices in the market which are working on OS older than Android 5.0. These especially include smartphones like Samsung Galaxy S2, Motorola Xoom, HTC Desire HD, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc3. If you also want to check the Android version of your phone, then follow this method. Go to phone settings. Click on About Phone there. As soon as you click, you will see the details related to the phone. It also contains OS version information. Talking about other news related to WhatsApp, recently it has introduced a new feature called WhatsApp Channel. In WhatsApp channels, the user can follow any celebrity or community or group. That means world’s famous personalities will be present here. Apart from this, many types of platform handles will also be available to the users like news, cinema, sports, entertainment, technology etc. This means that you will be able to follow the channel of your favorite topic and will keep getting new information related to it. Meta has launched this feature in more than 150 countries of the world. India is also included in this. -
Big gift from Whatsapp! Now you can start group call with 15 people
Instant messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out new features for its users. WhatsApp’s effort is to make its platform more convenient for people. In this series, a new calling feature is being introduced for Android users. According to reports, now group calls can be started on WhatsApp with 15 people. Last year, WhatsApp had announced that 32 participants would be able to participate in a group call, but a group call could be started with only 7 contacts. Rest of the contacts had to be added later. Now this limit is being increased and group calls can be started with 15 people. WABetaInfo, which tracks updates related to WhatsApp, has said in its report that the new beta build version 2.23.15.14 related to WhatsApp is now available on the Play Store. Users using it can now start group calls with 15 people. The report says that this update is important and saves people’s time. Users will now be able to start calls with more people. If someone wants to group with only 15 contacts, he will not need to add contacts separately. Recently there was news that WhatsApp is reportedly introducing a new privacy feature for community members. This will allow users to hide their phone numbers while joining a community. The report said that the feature reportedly named “Phone Number Privacy” is available to all Android and iOS beta testers. With this, users can participate in conversations and react to messages while hiding their name and phone number from other members of the community. The Meta-owned instant messaging app has not officially revealed when it plans to make the phone number privacy feature live for all users. -
PM Modi joined WhatsApp channels, what is this? How to follow? Know complete details
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has joined WhatsApp Channels. This is the latest feature introduced by WhatsApp. With the help of Channels feature, one-way broadcasting can be done i.e. every update related to yourself can be shared with the followers. Users can follow their favorite WhatsApp channels. Till the time of writing the news, more than 45 thousand followers have joined the channel named ‘Narendra Modi’ and this number is increasing very fast. If you also want to explore WhatsApp channels. If you want to join PM Modi’s channel, then read the full news. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is very active on social media. He is quite active on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Just before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, WhatsApp channels can be another better way to connect with people. Further in the news, we will tell you how to follow PM Modi’s WhatsApp channel. What are WhatsApp channels? It is a one-way broadcast tool. That means whoever creates his WhatsApp channel can send information related to himself to his followers. Followers cannot communicate with him directly. Text messages, photos, videos, stickers and polls can be sent through WhatsApp channel. This feature is available in a new tab named Updates. What did PM Modi write on WhatsApp channel? PM Modi has shared a picture of the new Parliament building in his first message on WhatsApp channel. He wrote- Thrilled to join the WhatsApp community! This is another step in our journey of continued dialogue. Let’s stay connected here! Follow PM Modi’s WhatsApp channel like this. WhatsApp Channels feature is available for all Android, iOS and desktop users. Before accessing this feature, make sure that your WhatsApp is running on the updated version. Open WhatsApp. A new tab named Updates will appear at the top, right after the chats.Click on Updates, where you will see the status. You have to scroll down. A big icon of channels will appear at the bottom. Many channels will also be visible which can be followed. You can find the channel you want to join by clicking on the Find Channels tab. To search PM Modi’s channel, click on the Find Channels tab.
Go to search and type- narendra modi. You will start seeing PM Modi’s channel. You can join PM Modi’s channel by clicking on the follow button.