A few days have passed since the last update of WhatsApp for Windows Phone was released, and yet a new updated version, the 2.12.126.0, is already available. Quite obviously, this last one is a minor update, which doesn’t bring new features and seems to have no change log (a detailed description of what changes).
This new version 2.12.126.0 should thus serve simply to fix minor bugs which were present in the previous version. But those who use WhatsApp with Windows Phone devices will surely be pleased to notice that WhatsApp developers are not neglecting them and are working to improve the app also on Windows Phone devices.
But which were the new functions for Windows Phone that WhatsApp recently introduced? In case you missed the last upgrade, let’s see together those new features.
- You can now share your location, exchange contacts email your chat history and set custom wallpapers;
- you can now talk with two or more people at the same time. In fact, if you have a couple or more of your friends who are using WhatsApp, now you can join or create chat rooms;
- Voice Calling Feature: finally even Windows Phone users will be able to call their WhatsApp contacts using this eagerly awaited function;
- your mobile phone number is the ID on WhatsApp, so you don’t need anymore usernames and passwords.
But let’s leave aside for a moment updates and let’s talk about statistics. If you are passionate about statistics, you might find interesting a recent GlobalWebIndex survey which shows that among WhatsApp users, 73% of them use this famous instant messaging app with Android devices, 22% with iOS and 10% of them with Windows Phone.
What are the percentages obtained by other devices? It seems that BlackBerry OS users reach 4%, Symbian 3%, others as Firefox OS, Sailfish, Tizen, Ubuntu Touch reach 7%. These figures explain why WhatsApp developers work mainly on the Android version of the app, even if it seems that now they started to upgrade the application for other devices more often.
The term rooted comes from the root permissions, the basic software that controls the Android operating system. When a phone is rooted, the permissions have been changed to allow the phone’s owner to do more than is normally allowed. An example of this might be to install applications that are not normally allowed on a regular phone.
This will automatically search your phone and tell you if there is a Super User installed or not. Root Checker Basic is free, and it is available from Google Play. If you have a Super User, your phone has probably been rooted.
If you detect a Super User on your phone, you had best run both a spyware removal app and a rootkit remover. You will need to run two apps because you will need to get rid of both the spyware and the rootkit that installed it in the first place. If you do not get rid of the rootkit, it will simply install more malware.
Never assume that malware is not reading your messages just because WhatsApp is running perfectly. Many spyware programs are designed to run seamlessly with programs like WhatsApp. Some of them may even be using your camera and the microphone in your smartphone to spy on you.
Problem: I cannot connect to WhatsApp using Wi-Fi.
You will be charged every time you ask your friend to check on the plants at your apartment or send a picture to Mom back home. That means some travelers can end up spending up to $10 a day on messages or more; if your trip lasts two weeks, that adds up to $140.
It seems that WhatsApp Web has new competitors in sight. The newcomer is called Charge Messenger and has already raised funds for $1.7 million. The company in fact stated that $1.7 million had already been allocated to start the activity, besides a new web client to allow users to synchronize the chats on their Android and iOS devices on the desktop. Maybe someone recalls that at the beginning Charge Messenger was called Bolt, but the name has been changed into Charge Messenger to avoid confusion with the Instagram service One-Tap Photo.
It is finally available on Google Play Store the recent update that the many users of WhatsApp on Android devices were awaiting. This 2.12.250 update, as usual, was previously released as a