Illustration: The Verge WhatsApp is adding yet another way to organize all your chats. If you're tired of struggling to find certain conversations, now you can slot them into custom categories, called Lists.You can create and label lists dedicated to specific chats, such as those with your family or work colleagues. The messaging app will then display them at the very top of your inbox, alongside the All," Unread," and Groups" filters WhatsApp rolled out earlier this year. Image: WhatsApp To create a list, tap the +" icon in the filter bar at the top of your chats tab. You can then enter a name for your list and choose which conversations to add. WhatsApp will let you add both group chats and one-on-one conversations to your lists. If... Continue reading...

Illustration: The Verge Meta is integrating WhatsApp into its Accounts Center, as WABetaInfo spotted. The change, which is rolling out globally over the next few months," lets WhatsApp users share status updates across Instagram and Facebook, as well as enable single sign-on.Meta says the link won't be turned on automatically, so it's up to you to decide if linking WhatsApp to Accounts Center is something you're into. If you do so, Meta will start using your WhatsApp information to do things like provide, personalize, and improve its products and services, including to show you ads," according to a help page about the change. Image: Meta Meta's other apps won't use WhatsApp personal data unless it's to determine how many people we serve, keep people safe, or to provide optional features that work across Meta products," the company writes. It also says linking your account won't change the fact that messages are end-to-end encrypted in WhatsApp.Down the line, Meta says it will add the ability for users to go to Accounts Center to manage things like Meta AI stickers or AI-generated avatars created using its Imagine Me feature.