WhatsApp

2022 - 10 - 31

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Bengaluru launches QR train ticketing service on WhatsApp (TechCrunch)

WhatsApp users in India's Bengaluru can now use the instant messaging app to purchase transit tickets and recharge their travel pass.

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WhatsApp Can Now Be Used to Book Metro Tickets in Bengaluru (Beebom)

WhatsApp has collaborated with Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) for the launch of the Namma Metro chatbot. See details.

The service is available in English and Kannada and follows the typical process of using a chatbot on WhatsApp. BMRCL has officially become the first to have introduced an end-to-end QR ticketing service on WhatsApp. Adding to this, we now have a new chatbot, which will help people book metro tickets in Bengaluru.

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WhatsApp Tips: How to schedule messages (India Today)

WhatsApp users can schedule posts on the app to plan and send text, photos or videos. The posts can be scheduled for WhatsApp business or to send wishes on ...

WhatsApp users can schedule posts on the app to plan and send text, photos or videos. There are several apps that can help you schedule WhatsApp messages and one will find them on Google Play Store and App Store. The posts can be scheduled for WhatsApp business or to send wishes on birthdays and festivals. Third Party apps like WhatsApp Scheduler, Do It Later, SKEDit and others allow users to schedule text, photos and videos messages on WhatsApp. You can send, edit or even dismiss the messages as required. - Add all the details, date, time and schedule.

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Tips: How to schedule Whatsapp messages (Daily Times)

Social media scheduling enables us to prioritize posts, schedule tasks, and operate more efficiently. While Facebook and Twitter directly allow users to ...

- Add all the details, date, time and schedule. There are several apps that can help you schedule WhatsApp messages and one will find them on Google Play Store and App Store. Social media scheduling enables us to prioritize posts, schedule tasks, and operate more efficiently.

How Political Misinformation Spreads on WhatsApp, WeChat (GovTech)

Conversations with Chinese and South Asian residents and new University of Texas research revealed how trusted community forums WeChat and WhatsApp can be ...

"Someone who knew us from when we were eight is going to trust our words over something strange they read on the internet," she said. "Our diaspora has always voted on foreign policy issues like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan because it just is important to us," Sharwani said. "My mother now believes in the Big Lie and she believes that Trump won the 2020 election because she's just so angry with the Biden administration," Sharwani said. "Most of the time people come back and say, 'This is not true,'" Gubba said. We are not being as attentive to the news we are consuming as we need to be." So, we found that when information came from trusted networks, people were less likely to go and validate it from another source, or to double check it themselves." "We are not worried about the people who are already highly educated and have their own ways to access information. "I try to help them out, communicating to people, you know, 'Get out and have a voice. politics in the first place," said Lin Chen, a program manager at the Chinese Community Center at Houston's Chinatown. "The most prominent issue is their lack of interest in participating in U.S. Over the past decade, more than 80,000 Chinese and Indian residents have moved to Fort Bend and Harris counties. "These groups that were created to be nonpolitical turned political when misleading information was shared and triggered people's concerns."

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Messaging yourself on WhatsApp could soon become much easier (Android Police)

As multi-device support is already available, you could even use chats with yourself to transfer small files between devices. Message-yourself-on ...

[Click to Message link](https://www.androidpolice.com/how-to-send-whatsapp-message-to-unsaved-contacts-explainer/), or using a WhatsApp group in which you are the sole member. Until then, we suggest you pin this chat with yourself to your chat list, so it is easy to access on the share sheet from other apps without using a Click to Message link every time. When you tap on the floating action button (FAB) in the lower-right corner of the screen, it prompts you to message a new contact, a new group, or a new Community. Underneath these options you see a list of all your contacts who also use WhatsApp. As that name might suggest, WhatsApp is adding a chat option somewhat confusingly labeled “Me (You)”. WhatsApp seems to be interested in playing a little catch-up, and is now testing out its own improvements to self-messaging.

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WhatsApp testing 'Message Yourself' feature for Android and iOS ... (Economic Times)

WhatsApp's this upcoming feature will let users drop a message to themselves in an individual chat.

You will also see a list of 'Contacts on WhatsApp', starting with Me(You). The feature will work exactly the same way as texting a person from your contact list on WhatsApp. You will then be taken to your contact list in alphabetical order on WhatsApp, followed by 'New Group', 'New Contact', 'New Community' options. [WhatsApp](/topic/whatsapp)is currently working on a new update that will allow users to send a message to their own chat on the instant-messaging platform. Tap on that option and a new chat will open with subject text as 'Me (You)' with Message yourself written under it. Apart from this, WhatsApp is also working on a new update that will roll out the ability to set profile photos for individual contacts in a group chat which will show up when the person messages on the group.

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WhatsApp tests message yourself feature for Android, iOS: Details ... (Business Standard)

This feature will help in transferring media, documents, contacts, and more from one device to the other.

After the new update users can find the message yourself feature on the top of the contact list to make it easier for users to reach their chat if they do not have one in the chat list. As WhatsApp can be used on multiple devices, it would also help in transferring media, documents, contacts, and more from one device to the other. [Android](/topic/android) app, some beta testers noticed that WhatsApp is now highlighting that chat by adding “message yourself” as the chat caption. With the update, which is currently in beta, users can find the ‘Message yourself’ feature in the contact list on WhatsApp. Although, there are no changes when sending messages to your own phone number after the update." When you click on the action button in the lower-right corner of the screen, it prompts you to message a new contact, a new group, a new Community and then you see a list of your contacts who also use WhatsApp.

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WhatsApp Rolls Out 'Message Yourself' For Beta Testing; Here's ... (Jagran English)

WhatsApp has rolled out message yourself features for the beta testers, likely to roll out for every user soon.

With this, it has become evident that the platform is working hard to maintain its user retention. In essence, WhatsApp is just emphasising the in-app feature that allows you to chat with yourself already. As per a report by WaBetaInfo, the platform already has the feature available in its beta version 2.22.24.2 for the Android users.

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WhatsApp 'Message Yourself' feature to roll out soon; how it will ... (Business Today)

As the name suggests, this is the official feature that will let you text yourself on the platform. The new feature has been spotted for Beta testers on Android ...

And since it is being rolled out to the beta testers, it is safe to assume that the WhatsApp feature will soon be introduced on the stable build as well. This feature is handy if you need to share any kind of notes with yourself or even important documents. The primary change you’ll notice is that in the chat, WhatsApp will now describe the caption as ‘Message Yourself’. Another difference is that previously you were required to open your own chat only through ‘Click to WhatsApp’. A report by WABetaInfo shared a screenshot of the new feature highlighting how you might be able to use it. As the name suggests, this is the official feature that will let you text yourself on the platform.

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WhatsApp users can set up virtual avatars as profile photo now: How ... (Financial Express)

iOS beta testers can use this feature by installing WhatsApp beta for iOS 22.23.0.71 update from the TestFlight app.

Beta users should keep an eye out for this update as users on updating the app will automatically see Message Yourself as the chat caption. Looking at the screenshot, all beta users will be able to set up an avatar by opening their WhatsApp Settings and see that the feature will automatically be there on your profile. Lastly, the popular messaging app is also working on improving the group chat experience. Android beta users should keep an eye on this update. Apart from this feature, WhatsApp is reportedly testing the Message Yourself feature for select beta testers. Now WhatsApp has once again rolled out the feature.

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