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WhatsApp: A Global Communication Giant WhatsApp Messenger, an instant messaging and VoIP service, has become a ubiquitous communication tool globally. Owned by Meta, the platform allows users to exchange text, voice, and video messages, conduct voice and video calls, and share diverse content includ...
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- Original author(s) Brian Acton, Jan Koum
- Developer(s) Meta Platforms, Will Cathcart (Head of WhatsApp)
- Initial release February 2009
- Operating system Android, iOS, iPadOS, KaiOS, macOS, Windows, Windows Phone, Wear OS, Web, Meta Quest (The latter two require one-time verification from the mobile app client.)
- Available in 40 (iOS) and 60 (Android) languages
- License Proprietary software with EULA, "European Region", "others"
- Type Instant messaging, VoIP
- Websitewww.whatsapp.com
Whatsapp history
Last Updated : 26/03/25, 02:23 PMWhatsApp: A Messaging Giant's Journey Launched in February 2009 by Brian Acton and Jan Koum, WhatsApp initially aimed to display user statuses. Its evolution into a messaging behemoth stemmed from leveraging Apple's push notifications in June 2009, transforming simple status updates into a full-fled...
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Pune Rural police launches WhatsApp vigilance chatbot
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WhatsApp may soon let you stop others from saving your media and exporting chats
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Similar to how Disappearing Messages work, WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will prevent recipients from saving images and videos on their device.
WhatsApp’s February safety report: More than 9.7 million accounts banned in India
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Out of the total 9.7 million banned accounts, WhatsApp said 1.4 million were banned prior to any user reports.
How to add your favourite music to WhatsApp status
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WhatsApp now lets users add up to 60 seconds of music to their status updates, allowing users to enhance text, photo, or video statuses with music from a vast library.
iPhone users can now use WhatsApp as their default calling and messaging app: Here's how
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Here's how to ditch the default call and messages app on your iPhone and switch to WhatsApp.
Encrypted messaging apps promise privacy. Government transparency is often the price
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Apps like Signal, WhatsApp, Confide, Telegram and others use encryption to scramble messages so only the intended end-user can read them.
