Tag: WhatsApp
WhatsApp doubles down on business searches within the app itself
In a big thrust into e-commerce and business, WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to let users search for nearby businesses, right within the app. The feature, when it becomes fully mainstream, will help the messaging platform to make an impact in one area where it has not made much headway – business & commerce
WhatsApp for iOS readying new in-app alert about Business accounts texting users
WhatsApp for iOS is testing a new in-app alert for when an unknown Business account sends users a message. This feature is set to be available in a future software update. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp’s latest beta, version 2.21.230.18, is bringing this new in-app notification for users who receive messages from Business accounts. The blog
WhatsApp Tests ‘Local Business Directory’ Inside the App
WhatsApp has started testing a new feature in São Paulo, Brazil, that allows its users to discover local businesses without having to leave the confines of the popular messaging platform. Reuters reports that WhatsApp plans to highlight “thousands of businesses in categories like food, retail and local services across certain São Paulo neighborhoods” and that
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WhatsApp launches test of in-app business directory
Sept 15 (Reuters) – Facebook’s messaging service WhatsApp on Wednesday launched a new feature to make it possible to search for businesses within its app for the first time, the company told Reuters. The test in São Paulo, Brazil, which allows WhatsApp users to find shops and services through a directory in the app, is
Mark Zuckerberg caught using Signal secure chat app, main competitor of Facebook-owned WhatsApp: report
A hack of millions of Facebook users’ data has revealed that the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg uses the secure messaging app Signal, one of the main competitors of the Facebook-owned WhatsApp. Dave Walker, a cybersecurity researcher, discovered that Zuckerberg was among more than 533 million Facebook users whose information was leaked in the 2019 hack,
WhatsApp introduces new shopping features on its Business app: Here are the details
WhatsApp has announced new shopping features that will be available on the company’s Business app. The Facebook-owned company is now providing businesses with the ability to create and manage catalogs from WhatsApp web or desktop version rather than just smartphones. WhatsApp asserted that people have found catalogs a good way to discover products and services,