Last week, the European Union (EU) announced the first set of gatekeeper tech companies and gatekeeper services, and we've already discussed what it means. For example, iMessage isn't a gatekeeper yet ...

To add a little more fun, WhatsApp is also rolling out new sticker packs such as Fearless Bird and Vacation, along with support for Live Photos on iOS and Motion Photos on Android. They might sound ...

New features allow WhatsApp users to share more realistic moments with friends on any platform by sharing Live photos (iOS) or Motion photos (Android), with sound and motion.

Meta has confirmed it will shut down its Messenger app for macOS and Windows, steering users to its web and mobile platforms ...

Interoperability with other encrypted messaging apps is what it will be called when the popular messaging app WhatsApp adds the ability for users to send and receive messages from people using a ...

No company is immune from the generative AI wave, and everybody wants in. Meta is the latest entrant in testing AI-powered tools for its products. Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company is ...

Your cheat sheet to what information is encrypted and private in five chat apps, what is not and why the nuances matter. This article is a preview of The Tech Friend newsletter. Sign up here to get it ...

Following Signal's threat to withdraw from the EU, WhatsApp and Threema are more cautious about chat control. Both see end-to ...