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This post will outline the solutions you can do about the WhatsApp microphone not working during video calls, as reported by some users. Such a problem can be due to a pretty minor issue with the app or the firmware, or it can also be a sign or a more serious hardware-related issue. If it’s
Many users have been complaining because of the Camera not working on WhatsApp Messenger during their video conferences or calls. According to them, other users can hear them just fine but they can’t see them. While the calls continue, we always want everything to work properly, especially if there’s an important agenda being talked about
A new beta version of WhatsApp has seemingly uncovered support for using one account on multiple devices. Contacts of users will reportedly be notified that their account is being used on multiple devices and that their encryption code has changed, a practice that currently exists on WhatsApp. There’s no ETA for this feature yet, but
A report has revealed how Google has indexed WhatsApp group invite links that were not meant to be shared, raising concerns about user privacy. It is said that around 470,000 group invitation links were exposed due to the indexing. Facebook had received a complaint about Google indexing chat URLs a few months ago, but the
WhatsApp is one of the world’s most widely used instant messaging platforms available today. The stakes got significantly bigger when the messaging client was acquired by Facebook a few years ago. There were rumors doing the rounds for quite some time that Facebook will look to monetize the platform by introducing ads. A new report
WhatsApp has made changes to its support page mentioning that the chat service will stop supporting older Android versions, hence making it unable for users with older devices to sign in to WhatsApp or create a new account. Devices running Android 2.3.7 and older will have until February 1, 2020, to find a viable replacement,
WhatsApp is one of the most widely used social media apps in the world today with millions of messages shared each day. However, this has also encouraged miscreants to misuse the platform by spreading disinformation. Keeping this in mind, the company was believed to be testing a “disappearing messages” feature that will self destruct after
Social media apps are among the most common used applications today. So developers of these apps make sure that they’re updated regularly so that any issues that may occur will be patched immediately. However, these apps aren’t perfect and problems may still happen every now and then. That’s why as a user, you should know
It seems like WhatsApp is getting some of the privacy features from Facebook. The instant messaging app has just been updated with a feature that gives you more control over who can add you to groups. You can choose “Everyone”, “My contacts”, or “My contacts except” which lets you individually select people from within your
Whatsapp is one of the most popular apps any smartphone owners are using today and it’s well-developed with updates being rolled out from time to time to make sure it works well with any operating system it’s programmed to run on. However, there are times when problems may occur and the most common of them
The best android messaging app stock on many smartphones just aren’t up to par sometimes. With Samsung phones, often the messaging app will error out and put you in a continuous loop of errors, unable to receive or read your text messages. LG has had this problem before as well, and some phones just don’t
Facetime is time spent face-to-face with someone either through personal interaction or through a computer or mobile phone. Technically, it’s very much possible to facetime on your Samsung Galaxy Note 9 but if you think you’re gonna use FaceTime like what iPhone, iPad and Mac users do, well, you can’t since the application only runs
WhatsApp is one of the most popular apps today and while it’s being updated regularly, problems still occur. One of the most common issues with it is when it crashes when used. Most of the time, the error WhatsApp keeps stopping would pop up when the app is opened. It means that it has failed
Some Android users have gotten the WhatsApp malware and are now dealing with advertisements that pop up when they open the app. Online reports suggest that around 25 million Android phones are infected with various kinds of malware that often serve up adverts. But we don’t know what those hackers can do to your device
Update: Facebook has confirmed the restoration of normal services for all three apps, so things should be back up now. Earlier today, some people and businesses experienced trouble uploading or sending images, videos and other files on our apps and platforms. The issue has since been resolved and we should be back at 100% for
WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant messaging applications in the world. Some users are reportedly seeing the ability to share their WhatsApp status over Gmail, Google Photos, Facebook or even Instagram. There will be a new share button on your stories for this purpose. It is said that this process will not link
According to a new report coming out of the Philippines, Huawei has guaranteed to offer its customers in the region 2-years access to apps like Facebook, WhatsApp, Play Store, Gmail, YouTube, as well as Instagram. If either of the apps fail to work between two years, Huawei will reportedly offer a full refund for the
When a popular app like WhatsApp keeps crashing on a high-end smartphone like the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, you can almost assume that it’s a software-related problem. At least, that’s the case with similar issues we’ve encountered in the past. But the thing is, this problem can be fixed easily provided it’s not an issue
Learn how to troubleshoot #Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (#GalaxyS7Edge) that drops calls via Skype, WhatsApp or Hangouts when the device is placed near the face of the owner. How to troubleshoot your phone whose screen won’t turn off during calls and thus the Hold button gets touched. What to do if phone calls won’t go
Even though how sophisticated your device is, there is still no guarantee that all apps you installed would run smoothly. More often than not, app crashes are somehow caused by some minor glitches in the system or the firmware itself has an issue that affects the normal operation of some applications. In addition, if you