Messenger's encrypted chats expand to more users ahead of full rollout later this yearThe switch to secure chats forced Meta to 'redesign the entire system.'By S. Dent, 08.23.2023
WhatsApp will keep your phone number completely private in community chatsYou won't risk giving away your digits when you react to messages.By J. Fingas, 07.12.2023
Google brings its predictive smart compose feature to ChatAs with Gmail and Docs, it suggests relevant phrases in context as you write.By S. Dent, 06.06.2023
WhatsApp will soon let users choose when group chats expireThis is for everyone who's watched a dormant group linger for years.By S. Dent, 03.08.2023
WhatsApp will make it easier to reject updates to its terms of serviceThe EU has reached a deal with Meta following the uproar over WhatsApp's privacy policy.By J. Fingas, 03.06.2023
WhatsApp is reportedly experimenting with private newslettersYou wouldn't have to update friends in chat.By J. Fingas, 02.22.2023
WhatsApp is finally adding picture-in-picture support for iOS video callsMeta first began testing the feature late last year.By I. Bonifacic, 02.18.2023
Microsoft explains Bing's bizarre AI chat behaviorIt can get confused during long chat sessions or when used for 'entertainment.'By S. Dent, 02.16.2023
Telegram’s latest update adds real-time message translationIts also adds a redesigned network usage tab, among a handful of other new features.By I. Bonifacic, 02.04.2023
Facebook Messenger encrypted chats now include more of the features you expectMeta is also expanding tests that make encryption the default.By J. Fingas, 01.23.2023
WhatsApp now supports Meta's bitmoji-like avatarsFor those moments when plain emoji and stickers won't do.By J. Fingas, 12.07.2022
Microsoft Teams takes on Facebook groups with community hubsYour company's video chat app can now organize your softball team.By J. Fingas, 12.07.2022
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield is leaving Salesforce in JanuaryCurrent Salesforce VP Lidiane Jones will succeed him as CEO.By W. Shanklin, 12.05.2022
Discord server owners in the US can now create their own subscriptionsCreators can now hide perks behind a chat paywall.By J. Fingas, 12.01.2022
WhatsApp now helps you search for businessesYou won't have to switch apps to find a local shop.By J. Fingas, 11.17.2022
Substack adds a chat feature to make it more of a social spaceIn a dig at Twitter, the company calls it a 'private social network where you make the rules.'By K. Holt, 11.03.2022
Google Hangouts is well and truly deadHangouts for the web will start redirecting users Google's Chat service.By M. Moon, 11.02.2022
Discord rolls out a lower-priced Nitro subscriptionThe $3 Nitro Basic tier offers larger uploads and wider emoji access.By J. Fingas, 10.17.2022
Signal says third-party data breach exposed 1,900 phone numbersA hacker targeted at least a few accounts after the Twilio breach.By J. Fingas, 08.15.2022