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WhatsApp is a messaging service that enables users to send messages, make calls, and share media across devices. Hitechreports covers updates to its features, platform compatibility, and legal developments involving the app.
Google has added WhatsApp message support to the Pixel 11 Pro’s HiLight rear LED—but nothing else. No other apps. No timeline for more. And a third-party app already does it all.
Rhode Island has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Meta, alleging the company knowingly let scam ads run on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp and profited from them despite claiming otherwise.
Meta has expanded its scheduled messaging test to iOS beta testers, letting users queue texts, links, and media up to two weeks ahead on their iPhones.
Google has released Android 17 QPR3 Beta 2 for Pixel phones, fixing intermittent crashes, WhatsApp video call shutdowns, sideways screen recording failures and battery drain caused by motion sensors staying active.
WhatsApp now blocks logins on Android and iOS devices running outdated operating systems — no exceptions, no bypasses, no warnings first.
WhatsApp is enforcing minimum OS versions server-side, blocking logins on outdated Android and iOS devices globally as of 5 October 2026.