Messengers

This year, WhatsApp decided to please its users with the big update and added various new functions to the messenger, including vacation mode.

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Starting January 1, 2021, WhatsApp will end support for devices that are not running iOS 9 or Android 4.0.3 operating systems.

Pavel Durov also assured users that he would not sell the messenger, thereby refuting rumors that Telegram was sold to Mail.ru.

WhatsApp Web/Desktop voice and video calls feature is still not available for everyone, but some users have managed to activate beta in the service's web version.w

The service notes that calls are protected with end-to-end encryption, just like everything else in the messenger.

WhatsApp is adding a new Shopping button to the app, which will make it easier for customers to discover a business's catalog.