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WhatsApp Adds Native iPhone Microphone Mode Menu for Instant Call Customization

Meta-owned messaging giant WhatsApp has introduced a dedicated UI update for iOS users that simplifies the management of ambient sound during audio and video calls. Rolled out in the latest App Store stable build (version 26.27.74), the software tweak places a direct shortcut to Apple’s native voice-processing system right onto the active communication layout.

While iPhone owners have technically been able to toggle these microphone tools since the debut of iOS 15, the option was hidden inside the top-right swipe-down Control Center drawer, causing many users to overlook its existence. By implementing an explicit entry point inside the ongoing call panel, WhatsApp enables users to modify their noise environment with minimal friction.

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Unlike its execution on the Android ecosystem—where WhatsApp built and deployed an independent, proprietary noise-reduction framework—the iOS version utilizes a system-level bridge. Selecting the new setting triggers an overlay connected directly to Apple’s native...

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Apple and Google ordered to purge ‘nudify’ apps from App Stores

12:49 PM PDT · July 17, 2026 The city of San Francisco has ordered Apple and Google to remove dozens of “nudify” apps — — software programs that can digitally alter pictures to unclothe the people in them — from their app stores. California law criminalizes any activity that “knowingly facilitates” or “recklessly

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TikTok is testing an AI likeness detection tool

Creators can have TikTok scan for unauthorized AI deepfakes. by Jay Peters Jul 17, 2026, 7:34 PM UTC Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. TikTok is

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