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WhatsApp on September 10 announced that the instant-messaging app is now available on KaiOS-based Reliance JioPhone . The app support for the phone was announced at the Reliance Industries 41st Annual General Meeting, where the company also launched the JioPhone 2 . Recently, the JioPhone was also updated to support Google apps such as YouTube and Google Maps. "Millions of people across India can now use WhatsApp private messaging on the best-in-class JioPhone across India. By designing this new app for KaiOS, we hope to expand the ability for people to communicate with anyone in India and around the world," said Chris Daniels, Vice President, WhatsApp in a statement. WhatsApp for JioPhone is designed from scratch to provide simple, reliable and end-to-end encrypted mode of communication. Apart from regular instant messaging features, the app also supports photos, videos sharing and voice recording and sharing feature. Like a full-fledged app version available for Goo...

In his speech, RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani also spelt out the milestones achieved by Jio, which has disrupted the telecom industry and triggered a price war Companies News : Reliance Industries Limited announced on Thursday the launch of Jio Phone 2, which will have popular social media apps, and high-speed Jio GigaFibre, a broadband service that aims to boost fixed-line connectivity in India. At its 41st Annual General Meeting in Mumbai, the company demonstrated the new features on screen, explaining how YouTube, Facebook and WhatsApp on the upgraded Jio Phone 2, which boasts a horizontal screen display, will respond to a customer's voice. Jio Phone 2, priced at Rs 2,999, will hit the market on August 15. Under a monsoon offer, the company said, feature phones can be exchanged for Jio Phones for Rs 501. RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man, also spelt out the milestones achieved by Jio, which has disrupted the telecom industry and triggered a p...