Number of monthly active WhatsApp users as of 2013-2017

WhatsApp has released a new Facebook-like status feature that allows users to change the text and background colour of their updates. While Status was introduced as a text-only feature, it grew to include photos and videos last year. The feature’s latest update, released today, lets users choose a background colour, font and even add links. Once it has rolled out to all users, the new feature can be accessed via the WhatsApp app’s Status tab.

WhatsApp to use All India Radio to caution on fake news Instant messaging app WhatsApp on Wednesday declared that it would launch an awareness drive through radio to prevent spread of fake news. As part of the drive, people will be told to verify any news before forwarding the same.

WhatsApp iOS beta gets support for video playback directly from notifications panel WhatsApp group video calling feature will launch soon, along with new stickers, confirmed Facebook. A new Stickers feature will also come to the WhatsApp messaging service. WhatsApp which is owned by Facebook, is one of the most popular messaging apps in the world with over one 1. In India, WhatsApp is believed to have over million daily active users.

Advertising WhatsApp already supports voice and video calls in the app, which is a popular feature on the free messaging app, especially in the Indian market. The addition of group video calls will likely make it more appealing to users and strengthen the use cases of the app. In the past, there have been leaks about the group video call feature on WhatsApp, but the company has now confirmed it officially.

However, there is no release date regarding when group video calling will be rolled out. Facebook F8 Developer Conference: New dating feature, group calls on WhatsApp and more At the F8 conference, it was also revealed that WhatsApp Status, which is a clone of Instagram and Snapchat Stories, has million daily active users. When it comes to the video and audio call feature, users are spending around 2 billion minutes every day on the feature.

This also explains why WhatsApp is getting ready to add group calls on video.