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The world of instant messaging is more vibrant than ever and WhatsApp developers work hard to maintain the leadership in the field. This popular app has to keep over 900 million monthly active users satisfied, so nearly every day we can see that a new update is released.

Obviously the upgrades are more often for Android devices since their users are the majority, but in the last few months also iPhones, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and Nokia Asha devices have been regularly improved with the addition of several interesting features. So, amid all these new versions of WhatsApp, today let’s focus on the new 2.13.16 APK for Nokia Asha.

First of all, we remind you that you can install WhatsApp on Nokia Asha devices or any other smartphone that runs on Symbian S40 (for example Nokia C3). That said, let’s see what actually changed with this new 2.13.16 version. We think that you prefer to know first the good news: performances have been considerably improved and also some bugs have been fixed. And that’s important.

Now the bad news: there aren’t any new features. However it is really considerable the number of modified files: more than 600. Also the JAR file of this 2.13.16 version has been slightly increased, even if only by 2KB. So,  how can you install this latest version of WhatsApp on your Nokia Asha smartphone? The method couldn’t be more quick and easy.

The first thing you have to do in order to install this new beta version of WhatsApp is to open the browser on your device and search for whatsapp.com/s40. From this website you can download the WhatsApp 2.13.16 JAR file. Now you’re almost done, because, once the installation is completed, the only thing left to do is to use your mobile phone number to get verified and enter into your WhatsApp account.

900 million monthly active users: this is the impressive current number of WhatsApp users. And if you are reading this article you very likely are one of them. It’s easy to understand why this instant messaging app is so popular: it’s free (at least for the first year) and with a lot of useful features like, for example, Voice Calling or Starred Messages. And that’s not all.

As you know WhatsApp runs on several kind of devices such as Android, Windows Phone, iPhone, BlackBerry, Nokia Asha, and developers are always busy to keep them updated with new features. Today let’s see what comes with new beta version 2.12.348 of WhatsApp for Android devices and how to install it. This time the new version doesn’t bring any new features, but the good news is that some bugs have been fixed and the application is more stable.

You can download and then install the APK of this latest beta from whatsapp.com/android. As usual, remember that in order to download the APK installation file you have first to enable the “Unknown Sources” option, located in your device’s Settings > Security (or Settings > Applications). Once you have completed this step you can go back  where you’ve saved the APK file and launch the installation by simply tapping on it. But today we are happy to give WhatsApp users other good news.

In fact, according to the latest news the plan of the British Government to ban messaging services such as WhatsApp and iMessages will not be pursued anymore. You’ll probably remember that a few months ago David Cameron and Andrew Parker strongly recommended to stop those services due to terror threat.

After all the critics received it seems that the Government had to change idea, thanks also to the new legislation under which authorities have access to everything your devices do, and store the information for a year. Furthermore, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 already grants the Government the authority to access these information. So, enjoy your app, at least until they change their mind again

A new beta of WhatsApp is available for Windows Phone users and it brings several updates. New beta version 2.12.190 promises to be exciting since it comes with the Starred Messages feature and a new interface that allows you to attach pictures and videos. Let’s see in detail how these new functions work.

First of all let’s talk about the popular Starred Messages feature. This option, already available for Android and iOS users of WhatsApp, is finally available for Windows Phone users too. How does it work? When you decide to “star a message” it will appear in the contact card of that specific contact, so you won’t risk to miss any important messages (for example, if they are messages related to your job). Useful, isn’t it?

Now, above we talked about a new interface for attaching pictures and videos. This seems to be another interesting feature and also really easy to use. In fact to take a picture you simply have to tap the button, and for a video just tap and hold. In addition, if you want to add to your chat a video or a picture, you can select them from the list. What more? Yes, because the news are not yet finished.

Beta version 2.12.190 brings another appealing feature which allows you to save your voice messages to a new PTT folder located in Pictures/WhatsApp. The interesting thing of this feature is that users will be able to forward, store or even modify the voice messages received. The files of the voice messages are .aac files and their extension is .wap. Once you have saved your voice messages you can play them back easily with a file explorer.

Unfortunately all the above updates are currently available only for beta testers (being version 2.12.190 a beta), so Windows Phone users should  be patient until the stable version will be released.

Great news for all of you who own an Apple Watch and love WhatsApp. In fact, thanks to the last iOS 9.1. update, you can benefit of the “Quick Reply” feature not only when you are using your iPhone, but from your Apple Watch as well.  With this major improvement (which comes after one year from the launch of this popular wrist smartwatch), both Apple and WhatsApp take a big step ahead to meet the needs of their users. The Facebook-owned app is now one of the most used instant messaging application around the world, and today proves why: its team is flexible and inexhaustible.

But let’s see together how to install this last version of WhatsApp on your device. To be able to install this last version of WhatsApp you need to have or iOS 9.1 on your iPhone, or Watch OS 2.0.1 on your Apple Watch. So, after you have ensured that your device is compatible, you can finally download this last update of WhatsApp just by clicking here:  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/whatsapp-messenger/id310633997?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

There is no doubt that this last function of WhatsApp is really time-saving as it allows you to reply to your messages straight from the notification using message presets, or, if you prefer, you can even dictate your replies and your Apple Watch will send them to the intended recipient. It’s great, isn’t it? This excellent and useful feature already has a brief but interesting history.

In fact it was first introduced with iOS 8, but, until a few weeks ago, it was possible to use it only with Apple’s app. It was with the arrival of iOS 9 that things have really began to change, since WhatsApp has made available this function for iPhone users with iOS 9.1. In addition, to conclude, it’s also nice to know that together with the Quick Reply feature, iOS 9.1 has brought also other updates such as many new emojis and the Live Photos app.

Perhaps many users haven’t yet downloaded beta version 2.12.338 and here we are to talk about another new version of WhatsApp for Android. In fact  the developers of WhatsApp have released another new beta of our beloved instant messaging application. Today the new beta 2.12.339 is arrived and its APK is ready to be downloaded.

After all the changes introduced during the last few weeks, this time the new beta doesn’t bring any substantial changes but just fixes some bugs and it’s more stable than the latest version. But if it help us to use WhatsApp better, this latest version is equally welcome. It’s certainly remarkable what the developers are doing. Only for the Android version of WhatsApp during the last few weeks we’ve had several betas and important improvements.

For example the feature that enable WhatsApp users to backup their Chat History on Google Drive. Or, just a couple of days ago, the Starred Messages feature, that let you store your favourite messages so that you can view them later on. But let’s go back to talk about the new beta 2.12.339 and let’s see how to install it on your devices.

So: where can you find this new beta? The easiest and safest way to download the WhatsApp 2.12.339 APK file is from whatsapp.com/android, which is the official website of WhatsApp.  To install it on your Android device, first of all you have to enable the “Unknown Sources” option, which you can find on your smartphone going to Settings > Security (or Settings > Applications).

Once you have enabled the “Unknown Sources option, go again where you have saved the APK file and, to start the installation of beta 2.12.339, simply tap on it. Obviously you always have to remember that this is a beta, so some issues can occur. But as usual they will be fixed with the release of the stable version.

Finally after many problems WhatsApp, one of the most popular instant messaging applications, arrives on the mobile platform of Mozilla with its own official client. Until a couple of days ago it was not possible to find an official version of the messaging service on Firefox OS, but instead, on Firefox Marketplace, you could find other apps such as ConnectA2 and LoquilM that have made it possible to use the protocol of WhatsApp.

But this solution came to an end when, at some point, the team of WhatsApp has begun to ban users of not official clients for safety reasons. So from that moment it wasn’t possible anymore to use LoquilM and ConnectA2, that meant no more WhatsApp. But today we have great news: now it is possible to find on the Marketplace the official client of WhatsApp for Firefox OS.

In addition the service guarantees all of  the features that made WhatsApp so successful (900 million active users) all over the world. In fact WhatsApp and Firefox have in the end reached an official agreement. The agreement finally solves with a happy ending all the problems occurred during the last couple of years.

So now all Firefox OS 2.5 (and 2.5+) users can safely download from the Marketplace the app, that, thanks to Openmobile ACL (Application Compatibility Layer) technology, is rather identical to the Android version. But, as they say, not all that glitters is gold. As often happens with latest releases it seems that someone is having some problems in using WhatsApp for Firefox OS.

According to some users feedback, it appears that the app does not work properly on all devices, but it is very likely to be a transitory problem. To use WhatsApp for Firefox OS you will need a Firefox OS 2.5 version. You can easily download it from Firefox MarketPlace: https://marketplace.firefox.com/app/whatsapp/

The new WhatsApp beta version 2.12.338 for Android finally brings two new features which we are sure will be greatly appreciated and enjoyed. The first one, called Starred Messages, let you store your favourite messages (or the most important) so that you can view them later on. Actually this function is not completely new to WhatsApp users, since last month it was already introduced  to the iOS version of this popular instant messaging app.

So, how does the Starred Messages function work? To “star” a message you simply have to follows two steps: 1) long-press on the message you want to store, and then 2) just click on the star that appears above. In this way the message highlighted will be stored in a dedicated section where you can access it whenever you want just by tapping on the three dots displayed on the main screen of WhatsApp.

This really is a useful feature that certainly will heelp you to keep order in your crowded chats. However you need to remember that when you delete a chat, the Starred Messages will be deleted as well. Beta version 2.12.338 didn’t come just with the new Starred Messages function. In fact there is also another hidden and not yet official feature.

If you open the app and go to Root > WhatsApp > Media you’ll discover a new file called “WhatsApp Documents”. What’s in it? Well, that’s a nice surprise. In this file you will find all the documents (pdf, doc and so on) exchanged with your contacts. What more? In this new beta version of WhatsApp for Android, 380 files have been modified, which could mean that new features will soon be introduced. So, if you want to download this latest APK file of WhatsApp version 2.12.338 for Android and install it on your device, click here: https://www.whatsapp.com/android/ and follow the usual procedure.