Overview

• WhatsApp is developing browser-based Guest Chats that let people without accounts send end-to-end encrypted text messages via invitation links, though media, voice and video calls remain disabled.
• Beta users on Android version 2.25.22.11 can now post status updates visible only within specific groups, enabling timed, private announcements that expire after 24 hours.
• A manual night-mode camera feature in the latest beta uses software enhancements to improve low-light photo capture inside chats when activated by a moon-icon toggle.
• WhatsApp’s global rollout of an enhanced security overview shows group names, creation dates, member counts and contact overlap for invitations from unknown numbers to help users spot scams before joining.
• Meta has removed 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts linked to organized fraud networks in the first half of 2025 as part of its expanded campaign to combat platform scams.