WhatsApp for iOS update: Support for iPhone XS Max, improved UI for notificationsOct 22 (AZINS) WhatsApp for iOS has received an update which brings in new features such as upgraded interface along with improved notifications. The new version 2.18.100 has a file size of approximately 92MB respectively.

In terms of features, the new update brings in the ability to play multiple voice messages automatically, in a sequence. Additionally, the update brings in a new format for viewing notifications. Received messages and GIFs can also be viewed with ease in the push notifications as well. The update also offers support for the iPhone XS Max.

Recently, WhatsApp said it has developed a system to store payments-related data in India as part of complying with the RBI's policy on storing such data locally. The move assumes significance amid the industry being divided over the RBI asking all payment system providers to ensure that data relating to systems operated by them is stored only in India.

WhatsApp, which has 200 million users in the country, is the first major global player that has officially announced its compliance with the RBI directions before the deadline of October 15.

The central bank's data localisation policy elicited mixed response from the payment services industry. While some of the prominent domestic payment companies like Paytm and PhonePe have come in support of the policy, global players like Google sought free flow of data. Internet major Google offers Google Pay in India. Some international players have also sought more time and also asked that they be allowed to mirror the data.

Google is learnt to have agreed to follow the RBI's local data storage norm for payment services but wants time until December to ensure compliance, a government source had indicated recently. Besides, around ten international associations have recently drafted a letter flagging concerns over some of the proposed clauses of the personal data protection bill, which also mandates local storage of certain types of data.