News & Reviews:   Whatsapp

During the Galaxy Unpacked launch last night, it was a surprise that not only Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G but also a new WhatsApp feature. If you're unaware, WhatsApp's upcoming feature is about allowing users to transfer their chat history and media data across between Android and iOS devices.

As we continue on the pandemic crisis in Malaysia, so are the influx of forwarded messages on WhatsApp. Today, the WhatsApp team has announced that they are rolling out a new feature called View Once that can solve the issue of images and videos taking up spaces on your phone.

When it comes to moving chats between iOS and Android, it is definitely a hassle and most users would just give up just to start anew. However, that may change soon as Google is preparing a new feature on Data Restore Tool to make the transfer easier.

If you use multiple devices, it's useful if your apps can connect across devices. That's what WhatsApp has been working on in the last few months. An update last month suggested that the Multi-device feature is coming soon, and we have an update on that.

According to sources, Clubhouse had rolled out a new feature which is "Backchannel". This feature allows the users to communicate by direct messaging without going through third-party apps such as Whatsapp or Telegram.

WhatsApp has been working on new updates and features lately for both Android and iOS users. Today, we the company is working on a few new additional features to its iOS app with the ability to only ‘view once’ for photos and videos as well as a new redesigned in-app notification.

Sending images on WhatsApp can be a hassle for some of us as the messaging app compresses almost everything you want to share. However, things might change soon as it's spotted that the platform is currently developing features that let users choose the quality of images and videos sending out in chats.

Disappearing messages is probably one of the most sought after features for messaging apps these days. Some users would like to have their texts go away forever after the recipients read them, be it for cleaning purposes or getting rid of something they don't want others to read. After letting its users send messages that disappear after seven days, WhatsApp is now rolling out the function for photos and videos to Android beta users.

In this short news, it seems that troublemakers have been trying to scam Malaysians from registering on fake websites regarding vaccination registrations. For one, they have been appearing on WhatsApp lately and here's a warning for those reading this news.

Earlier this month, Mark Zuckerberg hinted that multi-device access could be coming to WhatsApp soon. The company had allegedly solved some related technical issues and planned to release the feature soon. Now, we have some more details on it.