Here are the *latest WhatsApp articles/news* from April 2026: *Big WhatsApp Updates & Features* - *Usernames coming soon* WhatsApp is rolling out usernames so you never have to share your mobile number again. You’ll pick a 3–35 character handle with at least 1 letter. Phone numbers still needed to sign up, but chats can use usernames. Includes an optional 4-digit “username key” for privacy. - *Business chats separated* New feature will move business/promotional chats into a separate section automatically within 24 hours. Cuts down spam and keeps your main inbox clean. Still in testing, not even in beta yet. - *Liquid Glass redesign for iOS 26* WhatsApp got a major visual overhaul with “Liquid Glass” style on iPhone. Floating glass tab bar replaces the old fixed layout. Rolling out gradually to iOS 26 users. - *Other features in testing* Noise cancellation for calls, native CarPlay app, dual accounts on iPhone, parent-managed accounts for pre-teens, and AI writing assistant/replies. 83dd9d507217183ebeef *WhatsApp in the News* - *EU antitrust clash* EU Commission ordered Meta to reinstate rival AI assistants on WhatsApp after Meta tried charging an access fee. Says the fee breaches competition rules. Meta claims small businesses would end up paying for OpenAI. - *Privacy & surveillance concerns* 1. Dubai police allegedly accessed a private WhatsApp group to arrest an airline worker who shared drone strike footage. Case escalated to State Security Prosecution. 2. Italian firm ASIGINT tricked ∼200 users into downloading fake WhatsApp spyware. Second spyware case in Italy in 15 months. - *India legal battle* Supreme Court hearing Meta-WhatsApp appeal against CCI’s ₹213.14 crore penalty over 2021 privacy policy. CJI said they can’t “play with the right to privacy of citizens in the name of data sharing”. ba778ff20d4c29dd Want me to dig deeper into any of these? Like how usernames will work, or the full list of new features coming in 2026?