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Meta, owner of WhatsApp, says that its new Apple Watch version of the messaging app will allow users to 'stay on top of chats without pulling out your iPhone'. EPA

Meta releases WhatsApp app for Apple Watch

TechnologyNovember 04, 2025

Encrypted messaging platforms should be viewed as long-term bets rather than immediate profit engines, say experts. AFP

WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal face tough decisions over privacy or profit

TechnologyOctober 19, 2025

Users can now schedule calls directly from the Calls taB, setting a date and time, and inviting individuals or groups. Photo: WhatsApp

WhatsApp adds scheduling, reactions and raise-hand tools to group calls

TechnologyAugust 15, 2025

Breaching WhatsApp encryption directly is extremely unlikely, experts say. Getty Images

WhatsApp security questioned as Israel remains the only known actor to hack it

TechnologyJune 19, 2025

Last month, the Iranian government unblocked WhatsApp and Google Play after two years. EPA

The tide is turning in favour of internet freedom in Iran

CommentJanuary 09, 2025

US intelligence sources say Iranian hackers went after the administration of former US president Donald Trump. AP

Iranian hackers hit WhatsApp accounts in Biden and Trump administrations, Meta says

USAugust 23, 2024

new gif messages from gaza shorthand

Messages from Gaza: Grief, terror and even dark humour beneath the bombing

MENAJune 14, 2024

Where once we may have kept family photographs in a drawer or family albums, now we have ceded some of our ownership rights over to the platforms where we posted them. Silvio Rusmigo / The National

Ironies of the data-soaked world of today

CommentApril 11, 2024

Mark Zuckerberg shared what it would look like for a user who has two different accounts. Photo: Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook

WhatsApp update will let you log into two accounts at once

Arts & CultureOctober 19, 2023

Meta ensures that WhatsApp Channels is private and that personal information is protected. PA

WhatsApp Channels begins global roll-out

Arts & CultureSeptember 14, 2023

WhatsApp has introduced a range of small tweaks recently to make it easier to use. Reuters

WhatsApp to let users share high-definition photos

TechnologyAugust 18, 2023

Residents should not share personal, sensitive or financial details through unverified communication channels, says Commercial Bank of Dubai's Khaled Al Hammadi. Nick Donaldson / Getty Images

The Debt Panel: ‘I lost $4,000 in a WhatsApp scam’

MoneyAugust 17, 2023

The government argued that many of Boris Johnson's messages and notes were irrelevant to the inquiry. PA

Government loses legal challenge over Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages

UKJuly 06, 2023

Last month WhatsApp announced a new update that will allow people to edit messages after they have been sent. Reuters

WhatsApp launches Channels, a private broadcast tool

TechnologyJune 09, 2023

WhatsApp users will soon be able to fix errors or add more information to messages. AP

WhatsApp to let people edit messages after sending

TechnologyMay 22, 2023

The new feature from WhatsApp will help users protect some of their private chats. Meta / Screenshot

All you need to know about WhatsApp's new Chat Lock

Pop CultureMay 16, 2023

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