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WhatsApp backups will no longer count against Google Drive storage
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Starting November 12 thanks to a new agreement, WhatsApp backups will no longer count against your Google Drive storage.
You shall not pass
How to block businesses from sending you messages on WhatsApp
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WhatsApp rolled out business accounts last year as a way to monetize its platform. Businesses will be able to contact you just like regular users, and thankfully there's an easy way to block them.
Talking heads
How to use WhatsApp's group calling feature for video and voice calls
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WhatsApp's group calling feature is now rolling out to everyone, and here's how you can get started.
Call everyone
WhatsApp's group voice and video calling feature is rolling out to everyone
WhatsApp's group calling feature supports up to four people simultaneously, and is optimized for 2G and 3G networks around the world.
Mastering WhatsApp
How to back up and restore your WhatsApp messages with Google Drive
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WhatsApp is the most popular chat app in the much of the world, so make sure to back up your messages when you change phones!
Long-term support
WhatsApp will continue to work on Android Gingerbread until 2020
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Android Gingerbread, which was announced in 2010, will continue to work with WhatsApp through February 1, 2020.
Bring on the videos
WhatsApp now supports in-line Instagram and Facebook videos
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As part of the latest update to the iOS app, you can now watch Instagram and Facebook videos directly within your WhatsApp conversations.
Video killed the phone call star
WhatsApp gets group video calls, video chat coming to Instagram
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WhatsApp and Instagram are getting powerful new video features, including group calls and video chat, respectively.
Time to move on
WhatsApp founder leaves the company after privacy disputes with Facebook
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Jan Koum, WhatsApp's Co-Founder and CEO, is leaving the company following disagreements with Facebook over user privacy matters.
Lawsuit time
BlackBerry sues Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp for patent infringements
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BlackBerry recently filed a lawsuit against Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, claiming the services infringed on patents for BlackBerry Messenger.
Payday
WhatsApp beta testers can now send payments in India
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If you're enrolled in the WhatsApp beta, you can now send payments to other users in India.
Mastering WhatsApp
Handling WhatsApp messages
You've been a messaging machine and your WhatsApp is jam-packed full of content. What else can you do with your messages? Check delivery status, star messages, delete 'em, whatever!
An amazing feature
Google's Files Go app uses AI to declutter your phone
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Google's Files Go app has a special filter to delete those annoying 'Good Morning' messages.
Not what you think
What's up with the WhatsApp group chat security flaw?
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Relax, nobody is going to be hacking your WhatsApp messages, at least not this way.
Let me tell you a story
Instagram is letting some users share their Stories on WhatsApp Status
Some users in Brazil are able to share their posts on Instagram Stories directly to WhatsApp Status from the Instagram app.
Message not found
WhatsApp now lets you delete messages so recipients can't see them
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WhatsApp has been testing the ability to recall a message that you sent to someone for over a month, but it now looks like that feature is rolling out to everyone.
EMOJI ARE LIFE
WhatsApp is unveiling its own emoji, but they look a lot like the iPhone's
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WhatsApp has unveiled its own emoji, starting with the Android app.
You shall not text or call
Chinese government blocks WhatsApp ahead of Communist Party meeting
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Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and most Google services are blocked in China, and WhatsApp is now joining that list.
Mastering WhatsApp
Sending messages with WhatsApp
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WhatsApp let you send text and multimedia messages to any WhatsApp user, anywhere in the world. Why not start chatting and sharing photos and video for free?
Mastering WhatsApp
How to send media with WhatsApp for Android
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You don't just have to stick with boring old text messaging. WhatsApp lets you share photos, videos, audio, contacts, and locations! It's quick, easy, and above all else, free!