WhatsApp is Releasing New Group Privacy Settings that Spare Users from Unwanted Group Chats
New WhatsApp group privacy settings should make it easier to avoid unwelcome group chats, and have already started to roll out to users…
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Kik Messenger, Once Pronounced Dead, will Live On through a New Owner
Kik Messenger, previously announced to be scheduled for shut down, will continue to work through a new owner…
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Google Voice can Now Start Calls and Send Messages through Siri (but can’t Do the Same with Google Assistant)
With its most recent update for iOS, Google Voice now works with Siri, Apple’s digital assistant, for placing calls and sending messages…
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Twitter Introduces a Filter for Offensive DMs
Twitter is bringing a direct message filter to its mobile and desktop platforms, placing potentially offensive communications in an ancillary folder…
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Google make Small Changes to the Hangout Chat App to Better Organize Conversations
Google has tweaked its Hangout Chat app to offer more organization for the user interface, categorizing things to make conversations easier to follow…
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Text Chats on Skype is About to Get Much Easier
Skype has made some key improvements to its messaging environment, putting in more on-par with popular platforms, such as WhatsApp…
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YouTube Announces its Discontinuing Private Messaging on September 18th and Kids aren’t Happy
YouTube has announced it will sunset its private messaging option on September 18th, just over two years after it initially debuted…
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Facebook Joins Google and Apple in Suspending a Program where Humans Transcribed Messenger Voice Chats
Facebook is yet another tech company which has halted a program in which human contractors transcribed Messenger voice chats…
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Telegram Introduces a Silent Messaging Option, along with Other App Updates
Telegram updates its chat app to include a silent messaging feature, which delivers text and media, without notification sounds…
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US Senators Question Mark Zuckerberg about Children’s Privacy Protections in Recent Letter
Two United States Senators have dispatched a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, questioning the company’s children’s privacy protection practices…
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Telegram 5.9 Brings New Sticker Format to the Messaging App
Telegram 5.9 stickers are faster and perform better overall, saving valuable data and storage space, not to mention battery life…
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New Telegram Location-Based Features Released
New Telegram location-based features include “Add People Nearby” and “Create a Local Group,” along with other new options…
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BlackBerry Messenger Finally Sunsets
BlackBerry Messenger finally shut down this past week, marking the end of another legacy platform in the mobile-centric world…
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Newest Beta WhatsApp Adds Share to Facebook and QR Code Contact Features
The latest beta version of WhatsApp now includes a new “share to Facebook” option, along with time-saving QR code features…
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Instagram Begins Telling Users it is Shutting Down its Standalone Messaging App, Direct
Instagram has started notifying its standalone messaging app users of the impending shutdown of Direct, sometime next month…
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