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WhatsApp To Develop App For IPad Users 

12 Nov, 2017 14:26 IST
The instant messaging app also confirmed group voice calls in its latest beta version of Android in October

San Francisco: Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp may be working on an app for iPad users as references of WhatsApp for iPad are spotted on latest WhatsApp desktop app.

According to a tweet from popular WhatsApp change tracking website WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is gearing up for a dedicated application for iPad. "Great news for all WhatsApp users having an iPad device. Our rumour about a WhatsApp for iPad app was real (real like our other rumours as WhatsApp Business and the Facebook infrastructure)," WABetaInfo tweeted. WABetaInfo also stated on Twitter the WhatsApp Desktop 0.2.6968 app references for an iPad application.

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However, the WhatsApp tracking website did not reveal whether the company was planning for a standalone application or will it be just a client application like the WhatsApp Web. Whatsapp has recently introduced a series of new features like 'Delete for Everyone' that allows its over one billion users to revoke their messages in case they sent those to a wrong person or group.

The instant messaging app also confirmed group voice calls in its latest beta version of Android in October.

-IANS

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Woman Killed in Uri during Pakistan Firing Overnight, Multiple Others Injured.

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Reports state that a Pakistani shell struck the vehicle the woman was traveling in, resulting in her death. The woman was identified as Nargis Bashir, and some of her family members had boarded a vehicle to flee from the Razarwani village in Uri that was hit by the mortar and artillery shells from Pakistan.

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District Magistrate (Central) G. Sudhakar also urged people to remain calm and not be alarmed when they hear the sirens.

At least twice, sirens sounded during the drill, which started at 3 pm.

PWD Minister Parvesh Verma said 40-50 more such sirens will be installed across the national capital, each of which will cover an area of 8 km. 

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In a post on X, Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fact Checker shared a picture of the post and mentioned that it was "fake." Additionally, it asserted that the account had undergone hacking.

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Pakistan targets Srinagar

A missile-like object is found deep inside the Dal Lake after loud explosions were heard on Saturday morning in Srinagar, which is a major tourist attraction. The defense ministry also confirms that Pakistan has intruded into Srinagar's airspace in a press release. 

10 May 2025, 11:53
India Pakistan War Live! Kashmir Loses Electricity in Various Parts

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10 May 2025, 12:01
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