News & Reviews:   Whatsapp

Update - We just got a new update the new WhatsApp video call upgrade will be increased to 8 participators. Currently in beta mode, only testers can try it out on both iOS and Android. It will take some time for the official update to roll out globally. 

Based on a statement by wabetainfo.com, it seems that WhatsApp could with a feature which allows more than 4 participants in a single video or audio call at the same time. This is particularly useful especially during the COVID-19 outbreak, as many of us are stuck at home in order to reduce the chance of getting infected.

Earlier today, Tesco has recently announced that they have introduced the Order & Collect service where you can place orders for essential items via WhatsApp and Tesco will have it ready for you to collect on the same day. However, it is best to note that the Tesco will only take the first 100 orders a day and you can only order up to 25 items at one go.

It's not uncommon for many people to receive quick news on their WhatsApp group chats nowadays. In fact, during this Movement Control Order period, some of your uncles and aunties got the news faster than the official ones. With this, we were informed that WhatsApp have just introduced a new limit on forwarding messages.

While the frontliners are continuing their battle against COVID-19, we are also battling against fake news that spreads faster than the virus itself through chain messages in WhatsApp by your naive friends and family. Today, we will put two rumours to an end once and for all, as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) - hot weather will not prevent COVID-19 and being infected does not mean you're destined to die. 

WhatsApp is undeniably one of the most used social messaging apps in the world, but if there's one thing that everyone can agree on - the app is unable to support multiple devices with the same number or account. This happens a lot especially when Apple iPhone users switch to Android or vice versa, where the user will lose all the chat history and media files. But that could change.

The World Health Organization has tweeted posted a tweet on its Twitter account, stating that you can get updates regarding COVID-19 by messaging their WhatsApp bot. All you need to do is add the bot via the number +41 79 893 18 92 and then type join in the WhatsApp chat then it’ll send you a list of commands you can input in order to receive information regarding the outbreak.

Based on a statement by AndroidHeadlines, it seems that WhatsApp by Facebook will most likely come with self-destructing messages which will delete themselves within an hour or up to a year. With that said, the aforementioned feature is expected to be available only on private chats while group chats will not have it.

When it comes to chatting apps, most people in Malaysia would recognize WhatsApp and WeChat as the superior ones. In other countries, they also have their own favourites with apps like LINE, Tencent QQ and many more. However, some of the Apple users would still prefer iMessage over the other third-party apps, with its extra cool features like Animoji and Memoji to express yourself. Now, it is rumoured that there are a few new updates coming to the platform which will make users’ lives easier.

Ever since the launch of the dark mode system across the iOS and Android platforms last year, users have been expecting the social apps to have it as well. Today, WhatsApp has finally announced that it will be rolling out an official dark mode for both iOS and Android.

Dark mode is everything right now. Not only will it help you to save battery life, but your eyes will also be less stressful too while looking at the dimmed screen. While dark mode has been made available in many apps, there is still one app that we use a lot still haven’t gotten the trending feature yet, and it is WhatsApp. Now, the beta for WhatsApp with dark mode has rolled out to iOS users in the App Store, does that mean it will be coming really soon to everyone?