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It seems that recently WhatsApp users have been affected by scams more than usual. Many users are in fact reporting that they are receiving a message that invite them to switch to WhatsApp Gold (the famous premium version of the instant messaging app). This version of WhatsApp was so far available only to celebrities, but the spammer has contacted WhatsApp users encouraging them to change version of the app, and promising that using WhatsApp Gold would allow them to make video calls, delete messages after they’ve sent them and send 100 pictures at once.

And that’s just the last one of several other malicious softwares circulating on the web. For the moment it is unknown how many users were affected by the scam, and it’s not even sure if it’s real. The Telegraph did a test and was not able to find WhatsApp Gold in the Android or iOS app stores, and discovered also that the website address in the message reports a 404 error page. In the meantime, another scam is still affecting users. We are talking about WhatsApp Plus. This scam attracts users claiming that it will allow to send pictures, videos and music files of an unlimited size. But obviously WhatsApp Plus has nothing to do with WhatsApp, and users who have already downloaded this fake app will have another unpleasant surprise.

That’s what the company said: “WhatsApp Plus is an application that was not developed by WhatsApp, nor is it authorised by WhatsApp. WhatsApp Plus contains source code which WhatsApp cannot guarantee as safe and that your private information is potentially being passed to 3rd parties without your knowledge or authorisation.”  As a result, the Facebook-owned service has decided to block users who have downloaded WhatsApp Plus. What if you are one of them? To be able to use again WhatsApp you have to delete the fake app, and then, after 24 hours, WhatsApp will enable you again to use the official app.

To avoid these kind of problems there are some tips that you can follow. The main suggestion comes from WhatsApp itself. In fact the instant messaging service has alerted its users that WhatsApp will never send a message asking users to upgrade their device or to download another app. Suspicious messages are also those in which the sender says to be associated with WhatsApp, or when somebody offers you a reward, or when you are asked to forward the message.

WhatsApp clearly recommends users to report these kind of messages to the company and to “block the sender, disregard the message and delete it“. So be careful and always think twice before opening messages or before downloading third party apps.

The latest WhatsApp beta version contained a lot of features that users have been requesting for quite a while. Some of the goodies packed into it include; quick reply from notification, multiple contacts and solid wallpaper colors.

The 2.12.260 version was released to beta-testers via Google Play in late March. Press reports indicate that a number of shortcomings with the older version, that users found most annoying have been fixed. There is no indication if any of these features will ever be made available to iPhone users.

Please note that the features in the beta-test version might never reach the general public. A beta test is a trial run designed to determine if a feature will actually work. Therefore, there’s no guarantee that anything mentioned here will ever be made available to average users.

Here are a few features that people who have seen and used the beta test version found most impressive they include:

Quick Reply from Notification

One of the biggest complaints that some WhatsApp users have been making for years: is that it is impossible to reply to a message without opening the app. It looks like that defect has finally been remedied in 2.12.560.

Beta testers report that there is now a reply button on their phones that automatically opens WhatsApp when you touch it. This lets you reply to a WhatsApp message at the touch of a button.

The button opens up a window containing the message and provides two options to answer. They include a text box and a voice message option. You also get the option to view the message in the full WhatsApp Window before replying to it. Users will also get an opportunity to quickly close the message if they do not want to reply.

Unfortunately, this feature appears to only be available for Android Users. Although it appears to have no relation to Android N’s built in Quick reply feature. That means it could be designed to work with a variety of operating systems.

Multiple Selection for Group Chat

It is now easier than ever to chat with individual group members or part of a group. Instead of a large overlay showing the group, you will see a list of members. If you tap one of their profiles you will get the options to: Archive, Delete, Mute, Unmute, Add a Chat Shortcut, View Contact, Mark as Read and Mark as Unread.

This will make it easier to weed out members you do not want from your group. It will also be easier to add a group member to your regular contacts. Such a feature is sure to come in handy now that you can have up to 236 members in a WhatsApp group chat.

It also means that you can treat group chat conversations more like regular chats. Best of all multiple selection also works in your regular contact list, which makes it easier than ever to edit your contacts.

That way you will be able to make sales and business contacts from WhatsApp chats, and to make friends with chat contacts that share your interests. Therefore it will be easier than ever to create a community of persons that share an interest on WhatsApp.

New Wallpaper Selector

It sounds as if WhatsApp’s engineers have been listening to all the people who thought the Wallpaper was ugly and outdated. They have added a new Wallpaper Selector which provides brighter solid colors and better looking icons.

There’s now a gallery with a wide selection of Wallpaper. You also get the option to offer a solid color and to search WhatsApp’s Wallpaper Library. For those that do not want to be bothered you can even choose no Wallpaper. These options are available in both documents and chat.

The idea is to improve the messaging experience, which some users found boring. It also looks as if WhatsApp is finally trying to adopt industry standards for some of its basic features.

WhatsApp is now a Cutting Edge Communication Solution

These new features clearly demonstrate that WhatsApp is now a cutting edge solution. The features combined with the recent decision to implement end-to-end encryption and Mark Zuckerberg’s commitment to make the messenger more business friendly indicate that WhatsApp is evolving from an SMS into a full communications ecosystem.

Therefore WhatsApp could soon be in a position to offer instantaneous communication to one billion people around the world. More importantly these people will soon be able to send a wide variety of data including chats, documents, videos, photographs and audio at the touch of a button.

This means that those who are serious about business and marketing communication need to get on WhatsApp now. Learning about its’ new features can put you in a position to successfully utilize them for business or marketing.

WhatsApp Beta Testing: a Tremendous Business Opportunity

These features put the spotlight on a tremendous business opportunity that many entrepreneurs are unaware of. WhatsApp now has an official beta test program for Android users that gives participants a sneak peek at potential features.

Best of all, this program is very easy to participate in if you are an Android user. All you have to do is go to WhatsApp’s official beta testing program page on Google Play. If you have WhatsApp on your device; and you sign up for the program, you’ll get an update with the beta test version downloaded for free. Please note that you will have to have the latest version of WhatsApp installed to take advantage of this opportunity.

The beta testing is a potentially profitable opportunity, because it will give savvy entrepreneurs a chance to see and identify new features that they could use in their businesses. Those people will be able to familiarize themselves with the latest WhatsApp features before everybody else.

Since Zuckerberg has promised to add more business capabilities to WhatsApp, some very useful tools could soon be added. Beta Testers will get a chance to see and use those tools before everybody else.

Even if you are not in business, you might benefit from beta testing because you’ll get to see all the exciting new WhatsApp features before everybody else. That way you’ll be able to impress friends and family with your messaging skills and knowledge.

It’s unlikely that you don’t know what is WhatsApp, in fact it is more likely that you are one of its one billion users. Certainly a great part of the success of WhatsApp is due to the fact that this instant messaging app is compatible with the most popular platforms: Android, Windows, iOS, Blackberry, Samsung and others more.

Today, thanks to WhatsApp, you can communicate with your friends, family and colleagues wherever you are whenever you want. All you need is an internet connection. And the fact that this service is completely free is just the cherry on top. Even if you are a Samsung user, you might not know that it supports WhasApp even on its budget phones. So, how do they work?

These budget Samsung mobile phones are as good as others, and are equipped with an efficient Android OS. For this reason they are compatible with certain versions of WhatsApp among other apps. If you want to download WhatsApp on your Samsung budget phone you just have to follow an extremely easy procedure and, in no time, you’ll have WhatsApp installed on your Samsung device. Now, let’s see together how to do it.

First of all, in order to download WhatsApp on your device, you need to make sure that you have a good Wi-Fi connection and check that your device has more than 4MB of free space. Done? Now you can open the Play Store and search for WhatsApp. Once you have the results, you need to select the first option. At this point you’ll see a download button: click on it to start the download of WhatsApp on your phone. Wait until the download is completed and, after that, you’ll have to give a number for the account you are going to use on WhatsApp. This number will be verified.

What now? Your contacts have been updated and you can start chatting, calling and sharing your videos and photos. For the well functioning of your device, don’t forget that your Samsung phone runs on Android OS, so it will often receive updates, nearly every week.