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You can disconnect information from your Facebook account, and it will not be associated with you personally (Reuters)

How to clear Facebook history, disconnect third-party apps, sites

2 min read . 05:28 PM IST

ByteDance is looking to hire a chief executive officer for TikTok, which is under increasing scrutiny from US lawmakers wary about the influence of Chinese companies on American consumers (Reuters)

TikTok rival Byte debuts at top of US App Store

1 min read . 27 Jan 2020

The latest iOS Beta update shows traces of dark mode coming for iPhone users (WABetaInfo)

WhatsApp rolling out dark mode feature for iPhone users

2 min read . 27 Jan 2020

WhatsApp Web dark theme (WABetaInfo)

How to enable dark mode on WhatsApp web

1 min read . 25 Jan 2020

Of the 10 most popular free Google Play apps in Kenya on Jan. 15, five were lending apps, according to a SimilarWeb ranking (AP)

Google ban fails to stamp out short-term payday lending apps

5 min read . 24 Jan 2020

WhatsApp uses night blue colour in the background and dark green colour for chat bubbles (WABetaInfo)

How to enable new WhatsApp Dark Mode feature on your phone

2 min read . 22 Jan 2020

Apart from the Dark Theme, the section also has the Light Theme and a Set By Battery Save Theme (WABetaInfo)

WhatsApp is rolling out Dark Mode feature. How to enable it

2 min read . 22 Jan 2020

WABetaInfo spotted hints of Telegram-like animated stickers on WhatsApp (WABetaInfo)

WhatsApp latest feature: You can soon send animated stickers

1 min read . 21 Jan 2020

Instagram has started testing its direct messaging feature to its desktop site (Reuters)

Instagram drops IGTV button from its homepage as no one was using it

1 min read . 21 Jan 2020

A file photo of Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel. Photo: Getty Images

TikTok can become bigger than Instagram: Snap CEO Spiegel

1 min read . 20 Jan 2020

As for the Google Play store, South Korea was the fastest-growing WhatsApp market (Bloomberg)

WhatsApp hits 5 bn installs on Android, TikTok second-most downloaded app

1 min read . 20 Jan 2020

On 31 December, 2019, WhatsApp withdrew support for Windows Phones (Bloomberg)

WhatsApp won't work on a number of phones from 1st Feb. Is yours on the list?

1 min read . 19 Jan 2020

Follow the steps to backup and restore your WhatsApp chats (Photo: Bloomberg)

WhatsApp features: How to backup and restore your chats

3 min read . 18 Jan 2020

WhatsApp is reportedly nearing towards the roll-out of the Delete Message feature for its Android and iOS users (Reuters)

WhatsApp latest Dark Mode feature to roll out soon: What we know so far

1 min read . 17 Jan 2020

The feature is already live (Reuters)

Now, know which third-party app is trying to access your data via Facebook alert

1 min read . 16 Jan 2020

Reports also mention that the call recording feature is still under development (Reuters)

Google Phone app may soon get call recording feature: Report

1 min read . 16 Jan 2020

The new filters are available in the Boomerang option, which can be accessed in the Instagram Stories camera (Reuters)

Instagram brings new features to help you edit your Boomerang videos

1 min read . 13 Jan 2020

WhatsApp has some lesser-known and hidden features of the chat app that you should know to use it better and more securely (Reuters)

WhatsApp hidden features: Five tricks that you must know

3 min read . 12 Jan 2020

WhatsApp has some lesser-known and hidden features of the chat app that you should know to use it better and more securely (Bloomberg)

WhatsApp feature: How to change text format of your chats

2 min read . 09 Jan 2020

WhatsApp in September quietly rolled out a feature for Android users to let them share their status stories directly on Facebook Story and other apps (Bloomberg)

From WhatsApp, share on Instagram, Messenger: This may become a reality soon

1 min read . 09 Jan 2020