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The feature will come in a future update. Users can choose to display their "Last Seen" information to contacts, some people, or no one.

Durov said that the new paid offer will go "above and beyond" what Telegram currently offers. Telegram Premium will not affect the experience for existing users of the platform. Telegram could charge a $4.99 per month fee for premium service.

WhatsApp Communities comes with several new features that will make the conversations more engaging on the platform. 

Users can still save media manually in disappearing chats. Some users on certain versions of Android already have an option to manually save media. On WhatsApp for iOS, users can save media as normally users do.

As many as 335 grievance reports were received and 21 accounts were "actioned" between February 1 and February 28. Out of the total reports received, 194 pertained to ban appeal while others were in the categories of account support, product support and safety, among others.

WhatsApp stops offering support to older versions of operating systems to ensure its users’ privacy and security. The app could continue to function on the devices, but they will face issue.

Users can access the sticker market to create new stickers. WhatsApp users can visit the chat section, followed by visiting the Attach (paperclip icon) and then the Sticker option. You will then need to upload a photo to create a custom sticker.

WhatsApp suggests that if you aren’t able to see the last seen, then there are slight chances that you have been blocked by that person. You won’t be able to see the status of that person if he/she has either blocked you or has hidden their status. You won’t be able to add contacts to a WhatsApp group if you have been blocked by the contact.

Twitter shares fell to an all-time low on Monday, weighed down by doubts that the popular messaging platform isn`t growing fast enough to thrive.

Twitter shares fell hard Wednesday after the latest update from the one-to-many messaging platform revived doubts about its growth prospects.

Citing unnamed sources, the newspaper said Symphony is also soliciting additional funds from its existing financial backers.

Twitter announced plans Thursday to buy SnappyTV, a service which allows for the clipping, editing and sharing of video over the messaging platform.