For both iOS and Android, the “View Once” function is available on WhatsApp. It implies that once a photo or video is sent to the recipient, they are permanently deleted. It is idea to send confidential information or photos. The step by step is as follows and does not vary so much from the usual procedure: 1) First of all, it is necessary to verify that we have the latest version of WhatsApp, that is, that there is no pending update. 2) The conversation of the chosen contact should be opened...

One of the most used services of the platform is to be able to create groups and chat between several people simultaneously. Following this line a few days ago, WhatsApp presented the option of being able to choose which groups you want to join, since until now they could join you without your permission. The feature is now available for iOS and Android. To configure it, you must enter WhatsApp and click on the three points in the upper right corner of the screen. The following steps should t...

WhatsApp users who leave their smartphones to repair, forgotten in their office or simply do not want someone else to access their personal messages without their consent can add this security filter through their fingerprint. In this case, even if people know the pattern or password to unlock the cell phone, they will not be able to enter the WhatsApp message chat. How to block WhatsApp by fingerprint? 1- Enter the App, Settings option 2- Click on Account 3- Click on Privacy 4- Within the Pr...

This first test will be carried out, according to @WAbetaInfo , with a small number of users who have the most recent beta version of WhatsApp installed, both on Android and iOS devices. The multi-device concept is based on each user being able to use their WhatsApp account on up to 4 devices at the same time, without the need to link with the smartphone where the installed app is located. Users recognize as annoying having to connect to another device ensuring that their smartphone is connec...

1- Transfer chats This is perhaps one of the most important updates. Now Telegram allows you to transfer to your app the chats and conversations generated in WhatsApp, Signal or Line, three of the most popular instant messaging applications. This possibility is enabled for both personal and group chats. 2- Improved audios The app adopted a modality similar to that of Club House for audio chats, where the volume of each participant can be optimized by modifying the microphone of each one. 3- G...

Before an audio, the user has the option of listening to it at normal speed or accelerated to 50% or 100%. To the left or right of the playback line, depending on whether the audio is sent or received, an indicator with the number 1.0X appears indicating that the message runs at the speed that it was recorded. To increase the playback speed, just press that number which will immediately indicate 1.5X (which increases the speed to 50%) and if we press again it will go to 2.0X, increasing to tw...

From WhatsApp they announced that its latest version (2.21.50), which is already available in the App Store, requires the operating system iOS 10 or later for its installation. IPhone users with previous operating systems are prevented from downloading this latest version, which incorporates personalized wallpapers, a sticker search engine, as well as improvements in temporary messages. But not all is lost. How to configure the iOS 10 operating system on iPhone? First you have to check ...

WhatsApp confirmed that accounts that use unofficial third-party apps and that violate the use of the messaging service will be removed. Who are the main affected? The main affected will be those users who use fraudulent applications, such as WhatsApp Plus or GB WhatsApp, since security practices cannot be carried out on them and this can damage the devices where they are installed. How will WhatsApp proceed? The official messaging service will give notice through a message that the account i...

Signal has superior characteristics when it comes to data protection, compared to Telegram : - End-to-end encryption This feature allows that the conversations that occur through the app around the world cannot be read by the company that manages the application, in this case Signal Foundation. In this way Signal makes a difference in an area as valued as confidentiality and security. - Open source system This app, being open source, anyone can use it, so that also a person can know the struc...

After WhatsApp announces its new "controversial" terms and conditions of use in order to continue using the application, many users of the platform are considering abandoning it and migrating to other instant messaging services. These new terms of use mean that, as of February 8, the application will have the possibility of sharing personal information of those who use it, with Facebook and other applications of the group. On the other hand, it is already noted that the changes that must be a...