Facebook Messenger. WhatsApp. Viber. Skype. There are already plenty of mobile-messaging systems you can use to keep in touch with family and friends. But soon you might be getting familiar with ...

Chinese Americans say they feel "targeted" by Trump's WeChat ban. For many in the Chinese American community, WeChat is their only tether to friends and family both in the U.S. and thousands of miles ...

WeChat offers its own storage management feature, but some use third-party services for more functionality Chinese tech giant ...

The news alert buzzed on my cellphone in Beijing. Facebook had bought messaging service WhatsApp for a gazillion dollars. Personally, I didn’t care. Because Chinese government censors have blocked so ...

WeChat’s developers designed the app to be all-encompassing but not engrossing. That’s the key to its success. Musk promoted his super app project by referring to the Chinese all-in-one app WeChat.

Apple is trying to pressure WeChat – the world’s most popular app – into blocking a payment loophole for in-app purchases. If app owner Tencent fails to comply, Apple says it would block essential ...

WeChat is different. By design, it does not use end-to-end encryption to protect user data. That is because the Chinese government exercises strict control over the app and relies on its weak security ...