WhatsApp is rolling out AI-powered message replies, image touch-up tools, two-account support on iOS, and full chat transfer between iOS and Android. Meta also added anti-scam protections, parent-managed accounts, and a lockdown mode after warnings about Russian state-backed hackers targeting messaging apps. #WhatsApp #RussianStateBackedHackers
Keypoints
- WhatsApp introduces image touch-up and Writing Help that use Meta AI with Private Processing to keep message content private.
- Users can log into two WhatsApp accounts simultaneously on iOS and transfer complete chat histories between iOS and Android.
- The app now identifies large media files in chats to free storage without deleting conversations.
- New anti-scam protections warn about suspicious device-linking requests after reports of Russian state-backed hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp.
- Meta added parent-managed accounts for pre-teens and a lockdown mode to protect high-risk users from sophisticated threats.