Any warning from Google’s Project Zero threat hunters is taken seriously. This is the team behind many of the zero-day spyware discoveries plaguing Android and iPhone. This threat affects WhatsApp on Android, and relates to zero-click media downloads.

Support for voice and video calls between individual chats is now available to some beta testers, allowing web users to place and receive calls without giving Meta so much personal data via the WhatsApp desktop app.

Russia is banning WhatsApp in the country for defying local laws. Can India, which has its own set of grievances against WhatsApp, too do it? As a sovereign country India can but it's neither simple nor easy.

After being revealed in January, WhatsApp is now rolling out a major upgrade to how the app will work on the web.

A Meta spokesperson said the EU had "no reason" to intervene over it changing the app in January.

You'll need to enroll in the beta to try it early.

WhatsApp is rolling out voice and video calls on WhatsApp Web, starting with one-to-one chats. Screen sharing is included in video calls, while group calls and extras like call links are still in development.

If you find yourself receiving WhatsApp messages from your contacts asking you to vote for a "friend's" child at a dance competition, do not click any links in the message, or you may lose access to your WhatsApp account.