instant messaging clients

  • You Can Now Hide Your IP Address During WhatsApp Calls

    You Can Now Hide Your IP Address During WhatsApp Calls

    Even though it’s owned by the data-hungry company Meta, WhatsApp is known for its secure messaging. That’s because the app has long offered end-to-end encryption in both texting and calling, so no one other than the parties involved can access the contents of a chat. But even though your WhatsApp calls are encrypted, they aren’t…


  • How to Send Disappearing Voice Messages in WhatsApp

    How to Send Disappearing Voice Messages in WhatsApp

    First, there were phone calls. Then we switched to texting, and stopped talking to each other for a while. Still, there was something missing: Phone calls take too long, while texting isn’t convenient for lengthy thoughts. And thus, the voice message was born—a simple way to share your message off the cuff without having to…


  • Why You Probably Shouldn’t Pay for Telegram Premium

    Why You Probably Shouldn’t Pay for Telegram Premium

    No free service remains free forever. For some apps, such as Instagram, advertising pays the price of your admission — and you’ll likely see more ads the longer the service has been around. Others eventually try to get their users to pay a subscription fee. Telegram, the popular messaging app that competes with WhatsApp, has…


  • How to Stop Someone From Editing the iMessages They Send You

    How to Stop Someone From Editing the iMessages They Send You

    Apple’s iOS 16 introduces some awesome new Messaging features: With the new update, you can recover deleted messages for up to 30 days, mark messages as unread to return to later, and you have more options for SharePlay than ever before. The two Messages features that made headlines, however, were the ability to edit and…