- Message Deletion: This function will allow you to automatically delete the message history of the chat after a certain time. According to the transcended, this period may be one hour, week, month or year. - Scan of QR Codes: Another advance that, although it has no date for its launch, ensures that it will be in the course of 2020, is the possibility of adding new users by scanning a QR code, just as different mobile payment platforms do today. - Boomerang Effect on WhatsApp: The well-kn...

As the application incorporates new features, the greater the amount of updates you will receive. For this reason, devices with versions of old operating systems will no longer be able to use the app. In the case of Android , WhatsApp will no longer work from February 1, 2020 on cell phones with operating systems 2.3.7 or earlier . For iPhone , the affected terminals are those with iOS 8 or earlier versions , as of the same date. In addition, since December 31, 2019, WhatsApp cannot be u...

Top ten of the most downloaded apps of the decade According to the list published by App Annie, which consolidates the data of the two main application platforms of our devices (App Store and Play Store), Facebook controls the first 4 most downloaded mobile apps in the last decade. First of the list is Facebook and then Messenger , WhatsApp and Instagram in positions 2, 3 and 4. In fifth place is Snapchat and in sixth place Skype , the telephone network through the internet. To be surpri...

This platform is configured as a virtual wallet that will include payment options with debit cards, credit cards and Pay Pal. Facebook Pay will be available in a first stage in the United States, as a test, where they can be made through Facebook and Messenger, payments between people, purchase of tickets for events and the possibility of operating with some of the stores that are in the Facebook Marketplace space.

WhatsApp Plus is one of the modified versions of the messaging service owned by Facebook and, according to its creator, it is an “improved update” of WhatsApp since it can be customized. One of the features that this app has altered, is the possibility to choose between 700 templates and templates to change the original appearance of the messenger. Also available with more emojis, which can be resized. It also has a "hidden mode" that allows you to select the time and date you want contac...

Dark Mode first of all raises the battery saving of the device that is being used, in this case, the battery of your smartphone since the lighter and brighter colors mean a greater energy expenditure than the dark ones. Another reason supported by many (not all) is that the dark mode would serve to rest your eyes. A third reason that users have seen is the possibility of using WhatsApp without being so exposed. In the office, movie theater or in your room before bedtime, dark mode would be...

The eMarketer research company conducted a study that determined the ten countries with the highest revenue to the application, from any device, at least once a month. The country that is in the first place in the ranking is India with 340 million users in 2019, which is equivalent to one in three WhatsApp users in the world. Senior analyst Jasmine Enverg explained the reason for this result, stating that the country manages to collect that figure since the application can be used in ba...

The name of the malicious message that is being propagated by SMS is: "WhatsApp greeting". It is similar to the one received when you want to install the application in a new terminal or when you want to change your phone number, only in this case an additional link is added to do a “phone number verification” and it is there Where the deception is generated. It is one more attempt, among the many, of "pishing" (phishing). In other words, a hacker tries to enter and control the application...

As a result of listening to the governments of different countries, WhatsApp will ask those who register, to meet the minimum age required. This will be 13 years worldwide, with the exception of Europe where it will be 16. One of the main causes is to preserve the data of minors who are most exposed to possible deceits of people with bad intentions (stalkers or pedophiles) and often download the application and have it without the proper supervision of their parents. It is worth clarifying...

This identity validation is extra to those already known that block the cell phone screen, since it works for the application in a timely manner, beyond the screen being unlocked. In other words, even if WhatsApp is blocked you can answer calls, for example. The way to activate it is to go to Account> Privacy> Fingerprint lock. Then you must mark in what time it is blocked: immediately, in 1 minute or after 30 minutes. Then you can enable message notifications to be seen, without ente...