Meta has provided an update on how it plans to adhere to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), particularly concerning its messaging platforms, WhatsApp and Messenger. The DMA is designed to foster competition in digital markets, and under its provisions, Meta must enable users of its messaging services to connect with third-party apps. In…
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) deadline is in one month, and WhatsApp is getting ready to let other messaging services use its software. WhatsApp’s engineering director, Dick Brouwer, stated in a Wired interview that the business is prepared to provide interoperability on its more than 2 billion users. “There is a significant conflict between maintaining…
With WhatsApp’s recent addition of the “View Once” audio message capability, users can now send voice messages that vanish after they are heard. WhatsApp revealed the new functionality in a blog post, comparing it to the View Once function that was unveiled for images and videos in 2021. The purpose of the disappearing voice notes…
Google’s rich communication services messaging (RCS) platform is gaining momentum among a variety of industries, including AJio, Mamaearth, and HDFC Bank, as a viable rival to WhatsApp’s commercial functionality. According to industry experts, if this trend keeps up, the Google platform has a strong chance of closing the gap with WhatsApp over the span of…
For a few years after its launch, WhatsApp depended on its recognizable trademark features to set it apart from the competition. It implemented a number of new features over time to keep up with the constantly changing user needs as rival encrypted messengers eventually caught up. Although the messaging service provided by Meta initially felt…
Add Facebook to the list of tech firms who’ve stopped their audio interpretations over privacy concerns. The organization affirmed to Bloomberg that contractors had been transcribing Messenger voice chats to decide whether AI had effectively deciphered the messages, yet that it had “paused” the practice over seven days prior in the wake of stresses over…