WhatsApp achieves 200 million users in India

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Mobile messaging service WhatsApp on Friday announced that it has 200 million monthly active users in India.

Brian Acton, the co-founder of WhatsApp, along with Neeraj Arora, Head of Business, WhatsApp, on Friday visited Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi to interact with the students.

The discussion focused on the ways WhatsApp can contribute to India as it is invested in building a service with high utility for millions of Indians, the company said in a statement.

WhatsApp has been rolling out updates and features to make the app more secure for its users.

The new “Status” feature lets users share photos, GIFs or videos overlaid with drawings, emojis and a caption that will be visible to selected friends for 24 hours, before disappearing.

Users can also see who has viewed their Status update by tapping the eye icon at the bottom of any Status update.

The new feature is now available to all users across the globe on iPhone, Android and Windows devices.

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WhatsApp’s new “Status” feature is now available to all users across the globe on iPhone, Android and Windows devices.

The “Status” feature lets users share photos, GIFs or videos overlaid with drawings, emojis and a caption that will be visible to selected friends for 24 hours, before disappearing.

According to a WhatsApp blog, status updates are now end-to-end encrypted.

“This new and improved status feature will let you keep your friends who use WhatsApp easily updated in a fun and simple way,” the blog said on Thursday.

Users can control who can see their “Status” update by selecting among the three options in WhatsApp’s privacy settings.

User’s can also see who has viewed their Status update by tapping the eye icon at the bottom of any Status update.

WhatsApp has been rolling out updates and features to make the app more secure for its users. The social networking app recently rolled out a two-step verification process for all devices to enhance the security of users’ accounts.

IANS

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