If you're indeed considering making a switch to other apps, here are a few options

The telecom industry - which wants Trai to set floor tariffs for data - has urged the regulator to expedite the consultation process in this regard by initiating open house discussion, and issue a regulation on the floor tariffs

The decision has been taken to curtail leakage of information. Interestingly, the list of banned apps includes more than just Chinese origin apps like Facebook, Tinder, Instagram, among others

Army personnel have been given time till July 15 to delete 89 apps.  The army said that soldiers who will not follow orders will face strict action. The fresh directive has been taken to ensure the security of the classified information in the national interest

Vo-WiFi is available on Jio and Airtel networks. So what is Vo-WiFi? It's Voice over WiFi and as the name suggests, it helps users make calls when a phone is connected to Wi-Fi. Here is a ready reckoner on it.

WhatsApp isn't safe: Being the biggest social messaging apps, WhatsApp has caught the eye of the miscreants and spam threats have begun to rear their ugly heads

WhatsAppp takes our time away from more meaningful, quality \"real-world\" interaction to negative psychological outcomes such as depression and loneliness

WhatsApp Quick Edit Media Shortcut feature will let the user edit media files they have sent or received in an individual WhatsApp chat or a group conversation

Agent Smith malware is known to only display advertisement and does not steal any data. It replaces installed apps like WhatsApp with malicious versions without users' knowledge

WhatsApp does not allow its users to download the image or video posted as the status directly

WhatsApp has become a source of fake news, abuse and antisocial hatred, both in India and abroad

WhatsApp has already introduced several privacy measures to make it safer for its users and take on its nearest rivals like WeChat and Viber in Asia and Facebook's own Messenger app

The voice calls made using apps like WhatsApp are free and the calls made using BSNL's VoWi-Fi services too won't incur any extra charges

If TRAI decides to bring the OTT players under the regulation then these apps will be required to get a telecom license from the government to offer their services

Last year Trai had issued a consultation paper to debate whether OTT players should be brought under a regulatory regime

Skype, Viber, WhatsApp and Hike are some of the popular and widely-used OTT services

Charges for DTH services with add-on packs currently stand at around Rs 500 per month but the new tariff structure, which lets you pay only for the channels you want to watch, will bring down your cable bill.

The prospects of targeted ads on WhatsApp have not gone down well with several WhatsApp users, who have threatened to quit the platform and switch to rival messaging apps like Telegram.