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WhatsApp Rolled Out Group Voice and Video Calling Feature

31Jul By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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WhatsApp Rolled Out Group Voice and Video Calling Feature

One of the most widely used online messaging platform Whatsapp which is owned by Facebook has now reportedly launched the highly anticipated feature, that is the group voice and video calling. It was in May that the company announced at Facebook’s F8 developer conference that it would be bringing group calling with both voice and video support later on this year. And now, the feature has been rolled out and is available for users all over the world. It will be available on both iOS and Android devices starting today. "Group calls are always end-to-end encrypted, and we've designed calling to work reliably around the world in different network conditions," the company said. The feature will support up to four people at a time, regardless of the location of the user. However, it can be ...

Now Check PNR And Live Train Status Via WhatsApp

25Jul By AnkitaNo Comments

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Now Check PNR And Live Train Status Via WhatsApp

Good News! Now the passengers can check their train and live train status online via WhatsApp. Appreciation to Indian Railways, the passengers can check the train running status through WhatsApp, and make provisions beforehand. Indian Railways have come to terms with MakeMyTrip, a travel company headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, to let the users check online train status using WhatsApp. MakeMyTrip has a WhatsApp feature which provides passengers with information on live train status, PNR status, emerging railway station, departed railway station etc. Considering the popularity and massive user base of WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook is likely to cater its railway services to a large number of people across the country. Also, the feature reduces passenger’s dependence ...

Whatsapp Will Provide 24/7 Customer Support on Its Payment Services in India

24Jun By AnkitaNo Comments

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Whatsapp Will Provide 24/7 Customer Support on Its Payment Services in India

WhatsApp which has over 200 million users in India is working on to set up a 24-hour customer support for its payments services that are rolled out in India in the coming weeks. The leading chat app will provide support through e-mails as well as a toll-free number. "We will provide 24-hour customer support in English as well as three Indian languages- Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati. Payments users can also contact the support team via e-mail and a toll-free number (when the service is rolled out in India)," WhatsApp spokesperson said. While WhatsApp is yet to announce the official date of launch of its UPI-based payments service, industry watchers expect an announcement to come in the next few weeks. Almost one million people are "testing" WhatsApp's payments service in India, which ...

WhatsApp Claims to Share Only Limited Payment Data With Facebook

11Jun By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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WhatsApp Claims to Share Only Limited Payment Data With Facebook

The well-known messaging app Whatsapp has stated that it shares only limited data of payment service with its owner firm Facebook and the parent company does not utilize the data for the commercial purpose. The messaging app has been lately working on its payment feature had to postpone the launch due to the ongoing Facebook data scam. Whatsapp payments service has partnered with UPI to launch an in-app payment service on its platform and, at present, is in beta version in India. Its users are concerned how much of their information is being shared with Facebook and how is the social media using it. This is the reason why WhatsApp has been compelled to put up an explanation in this regard. On its official website, Whatsapp claimed, "Facebook does not use WhatsApp payment information fo...

Indian Activists Urge the Messaging Apps to Modify their Group Chat Feature

2Jun By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Indian Activists Urge the Messaging Apps to Modify their Group Chat Feature

The technology-based messaging apps like Whatsapp Messenger, Telegram, Signal, Facebook and others are now obliged to bring in customization in the group chat feature on their respective platforms. A group of Indian activists on Friday said that the modifications should be made so that the users can no longer be added to group chats without express consent. The letter signed by Software Freedom Law Centre and a few other civil society organizations and individuals read,"In the absence of a mechanism to prevent themselves from being added to groups that they would not like to participate in, users have no option but to manually exit the groups." The Indian activists sent an open letter to the CEOs of the messaging service providers including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Telegram ...

IT Ministry Questions NPCI for details on WhatsApp Pay

1Jun By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

INDIA

IT Ministry Questions NPCI for details on WhatsApp Pay

The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has issued a fresh letter to National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) seeking details about the digital payment service of Facebook-owned platform WhatsApp that is due to be formally launched in India this month. The government body which had earlier sought clarifications from the NPCI on WhatsApp Payment service issued a fresh letter this week asking details on data storage policy of US-based service and how data will be shared with its parent company. MeitY, in particular, has raised objections over WhatsApp not complying with two-factor authentication laid by India's Apex Bank RBI in addition to expressing concerns over the management of user's data. A copy of the letter has also been sent to RBI. Lack of a two-factor authenticati...

Everything You Need to Know About Baba Ramdev’s Swadeshi Chat App : Kimbho

31May By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Everything You Need to Know About Baba Ramdev’s Swadeshi Chat App : Kimbho

After the telecommunication sector, Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev is venturing into the social media sector. Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali has now introduced a new messaging application called Kimbho, right after launching its very own sim card in association with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) on Tuesday. It is being strongly believed that Patanjali's Kimbho has been created to give a tough competition to the most popular messaging platform, Whatsapp Messenger and also to other similar apps. The tagline of this Indian application says "AB BHARAT BOLEGA”, which in English, means ‘Now India will speak’. The all-new app is thus, being promoted as the “swadeshi messaging platform”. The news was confirmed as SK Tijarawala, Patanjali’s spokesperson tweeted, Now Bharat will speak. After launching SIM car...

Whatsapp all Pumped up to Launch its in-app Payment Feature

30May By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Whatsapp all Pumped up to Launch its in-app Payment Feature

The Facebook-owned popular messaging application WhatsApp is pumped up to launch its first ever payment service across India making it the first country to support in-app payments. This feature is reported to be introduced as early as next week with an aim to achieve market shares. The payment feature will enable the country’s population to make payments to anyone on their WhatsApp contact list, as well as receive money through the app. Some of the largest banks in the country - HDFC Bank Ltd., ICICI Bank Ltd. and Axis Bank Ltd. have partnered with the messaging app to make this service available to the people. Also, it is being said that the State Bank of India will join once the necessary systems are in place. It is being informed that the social media giant Facebook was seeking to in...

Google, Facebook face over $9 billion fine as GDPR Impact

26May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Google, Facebook face over $9 billion fine as GDPR Impact

Its just been a few hours when European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect and now a news has surfaced that Google and Facebook have been hit with privacy complaints that could carry fines of up to $9.3 billion in total. Austrian privacy-advocacy group Noyb.eu has said that with regard to privacy, Facebook, Google, and Facebook-owned Instagram and WhatsApp are forcing people to adopt a "take it or leave it" approach which eventually demands them to give in to platform's intrusive terms of service. The group has said in its statement, Tonnes of 'consent boxes' popped up online or in applications, often combined with a threat, that the service can no longer be used if user (s) do not consent. Moreover, It is asking regulators in Germany, Austria...

WhatsApp New Bug Makes “Blocking Contacts” Ineffective

24May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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WhatsApp New Bug Makes “Blocking Contacts” Ineffective

The messaging service platform WhatsApp has again garnered attention as a new bug has been reported on the app which is creating a problem for users. The bug lets blocked accounts send messages to people who have blocked them. "Block" account feature which provides respite to users from spammers and pesky callers has gone "non-functional" due to the bug. Since there is no official confirmation from the company on this issue, there is no fix available for it now. However, one thing users can do is to first block contacts and then again block them to avoid receiving messages from them. The news of the latest bug has come right after the app rollout new features and improvements last week. In its official blog, WhatsApp had posted, Groups have been an important part of the WhatsApp exp...

WhatsApp Update: New Features Introduced For Group Chats

16May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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WhatsApp Update: New Features Introduced For Group Chats

Messaging Service Platform, WhatsApp has rolled out a new group chat feature on Tuesday, that will enable better controls for administrators as well as regular group members. The very first change that will come into effect with the update is that now a WhatsApp group will give a brief description to help clarify the purpose and guidelines for the group chat. The description will pop up on the top whenever a new user will join in the group conversation. This will bring more clarity to the purpose, topics and guidelines for that particular group Post the new update, Users will be able to leave a group permanently to avoid being added back after they have left, informed Facebook-owned WhatsApp in a blog post. The Blog post read, Groups have been an important part of the WhatsApp...

Twitter is working on End-to-End Encrypted Messanging:Report

8May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Twitter is working on End-to-End Encrypted Messanging:Report

Amidst data security concerns looming over Facebook and WhatsApp, Twitter is reportedly working on testing a new feature on its Android app that will aim at making messaging secure with end-to-end encryption. With this feature onboard, the messaging platform will roll out "Encrypted messaging" that will facilitate secret conversation allowing viewing both sides of the conversation for encryption keys to verify a secure connection. The encrypted Direct Message (DM) option was first tracked inside Twitter for APK that had codes for unreleased features that companies were testing. WhatsApp, on the other hand, is already using "end to end encryption" in all conversations which can also be opted on Messenger. Twitter is working on End-to-End Encrypted Secret DM! pic.twitter.com/2lL...