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WhatsApp Is Testing View-Once Text Messages for iPhone

A beta build shows a single-read text option with in-app blocks on copying, forwarding and screen capture.

WhatsApp Tests 'After Reading' Messages That Self‑Destruct

Meta Announces WhatsApp ‘Incognito Chat’ for Private AI Queries

Meta Launches Incognito Chat for Private AI on WhatsApp and the Meta AI App

WhatsApp Rolls Out ‘Incognito’ AI Chats That Vanish and, Meta Says, Even It Can’t Read

Meta Announces ‘Inkognito’ AI Chats for WhatsApp With Private Processing

WhatsApp Adds Per-Chat Advanced Chat Privacy to Limit Meta AI in Threads

WhatsApp Begins Limited Test of Usernames for Number-Free Contact

WhatsApp Begins Rolling Out Usernames, Letting People Message Without Sharing Numbers

WhatsApp Tests ‘After Reading’ Auto-Delete in Android Beta

WhatsApp Rolls Out Optional Group History Sharing for New Members

Reports Warn WhatsApp Link Previews Can Expose Your IP Address

WhatsApp Starts EU Beta for Third-Party Chats Under DMA Rules

WhatsApp Tests Username Reservations in Android Beta to Reduce Phone-Number Exposure

Meta to Analyze AI Chats on WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook for Ads Starting Dec. 16

German Authorities Warn WhatsApp Users Not To Send ID Photos

WhatsApp Cuts Support for Older Phones on Oct. 1 as New Features Roll Out

WhatsApp Rolls Out Per-Chat Privacy Switch That Locks Meta AI Out of Chats

WhatsApp Refutes Viral Claim on Meta AI Reading Chats, Details New Privacy Option

WhatsApp Rolls Out Advanced Chat Privacy Controls Worldwide