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The new "view once" feature will be very handy to users intending to share sensitive, private information with friends.

The feature was previously available in a beta version of WhatsApp, and it is now available to everyone.

WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new secret code feature for locked chats on Android to some beta testers

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The revelation coincides with Meta receiving criticism from Instagram and Facebook users sharing "pro-Palestinian" content.

Meta-owned WhatsApp banned a record 71 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of September, in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021.

WhatsApp, which has over 500 million users in India, received another record 10,442 complaint reports in September in the country, and the records "actioned" were 85

The trainee, whom the police did not identify, received a WhatsApp call from an unknown person who had a brief conversation with him.

In the conversation, the Bhatt sisters could be seen having a discussion over food, about what to eat

X (formerly Twitter) users were greeted with a notification upon opening the app: 'Audio and video calls now available!'

Asking messaging platforms to share details about the first originator of a message can be counter-productive

With this feature, the company aims to improve engagement with status updates by providing users with an additional tool to engage with their contacts, making replying to status updates even more interactive, according to WABetaInfo.

The company unveiled creative tools like Birthday, Audio Notes, Selfie Video Notes, and Multiple Lists in Stories to empower GenZ users. Meta said that it will soon start testing the features.

The Meta-owned messaging service already has a similar View Once feature for photos and videos, which it launched in 2021.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post that WhatsApp users can soon login to two WhatsApp accounts at the same time.

Meta-owned WhatsApp has announced to roll out support for a password-less passkey feature to all Android users

This feature is currently in development, and the company plans to release it for the web client in the future.

With this new 'protect IP address in calls' feature, users will get to add an extra layer of security to their calls by protecting their IP address and location from malicious actors, reports WABetaInfo.

With the newly redesigned interface, WhatsApp aims to give its users a more modern and aesthetically pleasing experience, the report said

Users will also be allowed to use words or emojis as secret codes for quick access to protected chats.