Meta’s AI agent for WhatsApp Business is now available globally
For years, WhatsApp has been a communication layer for businesses of all sizes around the world. Meta is now infusing AI into that layer in a bid to turn WhatsApp…
WhatsApp lied about encryption? It matters less than you think
One of WhatsApp’s claims to fame is its end-to-end encryption (EE2E)—it implemented this most secure version of encryption early on, long before most people thought about the privacy of their…
Meta launches ‘Plus’ plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp
Taylor Kerns / Android Authority TL;DR Meta has announced plans for several new paid subscriptions. Facebook Plus, Instagram Plus, and WhatsApp plus offer additional functionality for $3 to $4 per…
Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans
Meta is doubling down on its subscription offerings. On Wednesday, the social networking giant announced it’s now rolling out its consumer subscription plans globally for its flagship apps, Instagram, Facebook,…
These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware
Spyware attacks on journalists, human rights defenders, and political dissidents are no longer rare or exotic. In early 2025, WhatsApp notified roughly 90 users — many of them journalists and…
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Meta, accusing WhatsApp of marketing its services as secure but failing to “deliver on those promises” by accessing encrypted messages (Ryan Autullo/Bloomberg Law)
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I love WhatsApp, but it desperately needs this feature
Robert Triggs / Android Authority I add an item to my shopping cart online, go through the checkout process, but then have a last-minute change of heart. I decide not…
Meta announces ‘completely private’ way to chat with its AI
Damien Wilde / Android Authority TL;DR Meta’s new Incognito Chat with Meta AI feature will provide “a completely private way to interact with AI.” Content from Incognito Chats isn’t accessible…
WhatsApp adds an incognito mode in Meta AI chats
Meta on Wednesday said it is adding the ability to start “incognito” conversations with its Meta AI chatbot within WhatsApp. These conversations, the company said, will be processed in a…
Meta says its business AI now facilitates 10 million conversations a week
Meta doesn’t come up much in discussions of the top AI products these days, but its products are still benefiting from the ongoing surge of interest in the technology. The…