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Leading caller identification app Truecaller on Monday launched an AI-powered call recording feature in India for iOS and Android platforms.

Encrypted messaging platform Signal is launching usernames for chats to keep your phone number private.

Elon Musk-run X is rolling out the feature to make audio and video calls directly from the app for Android users.

Meta (formerly Facebook) on Thursday launched a new feature called "nighttime nudges" that aims to remind teens when they spend more than 10 minutes on Instagram late at night.

Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta has introduced several features to popular messaging app WhatsApp in 2023. From offering users the ability to edit messages to allowing users to use multiple accounts on the phone, it has been a good year for WhatsApp users. The new features have helped improve the messaging app and make it easier for users to access multiple accounts at once. In this post, we look at some of the key features introduced by WhatsApp in 2023.

Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp is continuing to add safety layers. Since the app was born, it has allowed users to login with a mobile phone number. Now, it has started testing a new feature which allows users to link their email with their WhatsApp account. Mind you, this follows security features which have been recently added like Chat Lock, Device Verification etc. The ability to add your email to your WhatsApp account adds a verification layer to the app, allowing you to use it for account authentication in addition to your mobile number, which was the only option earlier.

Google has announced that it is ending unlimited storage for WhatsApp backups for Android users, bringing it on par with other platforms. WhatsApp had introduced Google Drive backups in 2015, making it easier for users to back up their data, including chats, images and videos. The two companies have now confirmed that unlimited Google Drive backups for WhatsApp are ending soon, meaning WhatsApp backups will start counting towards your 15GB free storage limit offered by Google.

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Meta-owned WhatsApp head Will Cathcart has reportedly said that the popular messaging platform could show ads in Status, the platform's Stories-like feature, and channels but not in the main inbox.

​​​The Mahadev App, a live betting platform, promoted by Ravi Uppal and Sourabh Chandrakar has allegedly earned Rs 5,000 crore through a scam. The ED issued a summons for popular Hindi film actor Ranbir Kapoor a month back while investigating the Mahadev App case. BJP and Congress are trading allegations regarding the app’s ban timing.

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QuackQuack, India's homegrown dating app, conducted a survey to discover some of the worst dating nightmares that its users had to encounter. 37% users say that the sudden re-entry of an ex can turn into a real-life horror story and even disrupt their new relationship. Data shows that over 18% or more have experienced the humiliation of being dumped without a word.

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Most people in India have two phone numbers, thanks to all smartphones offering dual SIM support. While this is a good feature to have, users have always found it difficult to use two WhatsApp accounts on one phone. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Meta, has now announced that WhatsApp users will be able to use two accounts on one phone within a single app. Users will be able to easily switch between the two accounts from within the app, without having to install any additional applications or use the WhatsApp Business application.

One can soon have two WhatsApp accounts logged in at the same time.

The move will help WhatsApp users on Android bid goodbye to insecure and even annoying two-factor SMS authentication. "Android users can easily and securely log back in with passkeys. Only your face, finger print, or pin unlocks your WhatsApp account," the company posted on X (formerly Twitter) late on Monday.

Chinese short-video-making app TikTok has said that the platform removed over 500,000 videos and closed 8,000 livestreams to date since the attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas for violating the company's guidelines.

Meta-owned WhatsApp is apparently testing a version of its iOS app that is also optimised for Apple iPad. WhatsApp for iPad is currently under testing which can now be installed via the TestFlight app for all beta testers who can already use the beta app on their mobile devices, reports WABetaInfo. The version 23.19.1.71 of WhatsApp's TestFlight app includes the new iPad.

The advice came during PM Modi's interaction at the Council of Ministers meeting ahead of the significant G20 summit in New Delhi and said that the app would help them to interact with foreign delegates seamlessly.

WhatsApp Business comes with a host of tools to help businesses connect with their customers, answer their queries and sell their products. The tools offered by WhatsApp include greeting messages and away messages. It is important to reply to messages from customers on time as a delayed response may impact the image of your business. If you are running a small business, it may be difficult to always respond to customers on time.

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a caption message edit feature on Android and iOS.

American tech giant Google made several announcements related to artificial intelligence (AI) during the I/O 2023 developer conference. One of those announcements was the addition of AI to its applications. Gboard, one of the popular apps from the company is all set to get several new features thanks to the use of generative AI. According to a report by 9to5Google, Gboard is all set to get AI-powered features such as proofreading, stickers, stylus handwriting and more.