WhatsApp app for Windows: WhatsApp and Microsoft may be planning a new Windows app

as informed in SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp is reportedly working with Microsoft to deliver a proper desktop app.WhatsApp is one of the few developers that consistently delivered updates to its Windows Phone app, but a report by Windows Central suggests WhatsApp is actually getting ready to deliver a proper desktop app as well, TheNextWeb reported on Saturday.Concept art for a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) version of WhatsApp showed up on Behance before being promptly removed. It appeared to be a native Windows app with UWP design tenets like acrylic transparency, the report said.Furthermore, a description of the project suggested Microsoft and WhatsApp were working closely on the project.Rewinding a bit, WhatsApp does already have an app for the desktop but it's basically just a port of the company's web app.While the web app is pretty functional, it misses out on important features like voice and video calling.This UWP project, on the other hand, clearly shows buttons necessary for calls. It also looks a lot nicer.

WhatsApp challenged over 'irresponsible' use after the app is used to fuel mass mob lynchings in India

REUTERS/Adnan AbidiIndia wrote to WhatsApp on Tuesday July 3 about preventing the circulation of "irresponsible and explosive messages". Mob lynchings were provoked across the country due to rumours circulated through the messaging app. WhatsApp responded to the Indian government on Wednesday saying it was "horrified" by the violence. On Tuesday, the Indian government firmly warned WhatsApp that it must prevent the circulation of "irresponsible and explosive messages" through its medium. The warning was given after the messenger was used to spread rumours regarding a fake video on kidnapping that was being circulated across the country.

WhatsApp DOWN – users across the globe complain about app not working this morning

according to WhatsApp users in the UK were also reporting issues, although the app was working fine at The Sun offices. But it seems like the problem has now largely been resolved for most WhatsApp users. After much user frustration, Facebook eventually admitted that there was a bug with the Android version of its Instagram app. A curious bug meant that app users weren't seeing new photos in their feed, effectively making the app redundant. A big perk of WhatsApp is its end-to-end encryption feature, which protects the contents of users' messages from outsiders.

How to go 'invisible' on WhatsApp without deleting app

This is because the moment you open WhatsApp, you are shown as 'Online' to your contacts. Now, officially, there is not a one-tap solution to silence WhatsApp for a limited time period. But this article will help you beat the system without even downloading an additional app or disabling internet or silencing your mobile phone.For those unaware, the easiest way to silence WhatsApp and go invisible is by downloading a Firewall app like Mobiwol or NoRoot Firewall on Android. * Disable WhatsApp tune: There's no option to select 'No Ringtone' for your WhatsApp messages or calls. To know whether you have received any WhatsApp text you will have to open WhatsApp inside the app menu and then check.To stop WhatsApp from hogging your mobile data, go to your phone settings (under the general Android settings) >> Apps>> Open list of Apps>>Select WhatsApp.