Instant Messaging

Google launches Hangouts Chat for workplaces on the G Suite, to take on competition from Slack and Microsoft Teams

Hangouts launched as a free service in 2013. But Google began tuning it for businesses when the company expanded enterprise sales efforts.

WhatsApp apologises to users after temporary outage in service across the world

WhatsApp users across the world, heaved a sigh of relief on Friday after the instant messaging app was restored after it went down globally.

WhatsApp "Delete for Everyone" feature is implemented in a way that just invites unnecessary questions

The feature was presumably introduced to save users the embarrassment of having to say "sorry wrong chat".

WhatsApp rolls out feature that allows users to delete messages sent to the wrong person or group

You have seven minutes to delete the message after it's sent.

WhatsApp administrators to get more granular controls over permissions available to group members

The administrators on WhatsApp groups will soon be able to choose if other participants can modify the subject of the group, its icon and its description.

AOL Instant messenger to sign off after 20 years; will shut down on 15 December

The shutdown comes 20 years after the launch of AIM, which became a wildly popular feature of AOL, the largest internet provider at the time.

Despite end to end encryption, apps like WhatsApp, Messenger are still vulnerable to hacking: Study

Messaging apps like WhatsApp, and Viber are exposed to hacking because they are unaware of security options like an 'authentication ceremony'.

New Telegram v4.1 update increases supergroup capacity, modifies admin rights and more

Instant messaging app Telegram has been updated to Telegram 4.1 and it comes with a host of new features.

Google Talk comes to an end as Hangouts takes over

Introduced in 2005, Google Talk has now been replaced by Hangout which operates on both, Android and iOS apps, other than Chrome.

Court accepts double blue ticks on WhatsApp as proof of receipt of legal notice

The Delhi High Court had allowed the use of WhatsApp and emails in judicial proceedings from 4 May.