How To Book Delhi Metro Ticket On WhatsApp?

Step 1: Delhi Metro commuters can begin the process by sending “Hi” on the official WhatsApp number of DMRC, i.e., 9650855800. In response, the user will be given the option to choose either Hindi or English language for further process.

Step 2: After language selection, a message with multiple options will appear. The options include “Buy Ticket”, “Last Journey Tickets”, and “Retrieve Ticket”. The commuters can proceed by selecting “Buy Ticket”.

Step 3: The WhatsApp chat will now seek the details of the number of passengers travelling. Once the number is sent, the app will revert with journey details, including the number of passengers, source station, destination, travel date, and the price of tickets/tickets.

Step 4: Once the commuter confirms the details, they will receive a confirmation message and a link for payment of the price.

Step 5: Once the payment is successful, the commuter will receive the QR-based ticket on WhatsApp. This ticket can be used at the scanners at AFC gates for entry and exit.

Delhi Metro Stations With Whatsapp Ticket Booking Facility

New Delhi, Shivaji Stadium, Dhaula Kaun, Delhi Aerocity, IGI Airport, and Dwarka Sector 21 are among the stations that are now operational. Soon, it ought to be accessible at additional Metro stations.

Limitations Of Booking Delhi Metro Ticket On WhatsApp

Currently, the new facility of booking Delhi Metro tickets with Whatsapp comes with its limitations. For one, a commuter using the facility can only have a maximum of 6 QR tickets per journey. Adding to it, the QR tickets obtained will be only valid until the end of the day. The validity decreases to 65 minutes once the commuter enters a gate. Furthermore, the tickets can only be booked during operational hours and can not be cancelled. Adding to the list, if a person wishes to exit the same from the same metro station, he/she must do it within 30 minutes.

Source: Bureau

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Between April 1 and April 30, “7,452,500 WhatsApp accounts were banned and 2,469,700 of these accounts were proactively banned, before any reports from users”, WhatsApp said in its monthly compliance report.

The most popular messaging platform, which has nearly 500 million users in the country, received another record 4,377 complaint reports in April in the country, and the records “actioned” were 234.

“This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp, as well as WhatsApp’s own preventive actions to combat abuse on our platform,” said a company spokesperson.

Moreover, the company mentioned that the orders received from the Grievance Appellate Committee between April 1 and April 30 were 2, and orders complied with were also 2.

Meanwhile, in a bid to empower millions of Indian social media users, Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar recently launched the Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) that will look into their concerns regarding content and other issues.

The newly-formed panel, a move to strengthen the country’s digital laws to tame the Big Tech companies, will look into appeals by users against decisions of social media platforms.

In a major push towards an open, safe, trusted and accountable Internet, the Ministry of Electronics and IT has notified some amendments aimed at protecting the rights of ‘Digital Nagriks’.

Source: IANS

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According to WABetaInfo, the status updates will be archived on users’ devices after 24 hours when the feature is enabled.

In addition, users can also manage their archive preferences and see their archive directly from the menu within the Status tab.

As the archive is always private, only the businesses can see their archived status updates.

Moreover, the report said that this feature could be very useful for businesses as it will allow them to republish a status from their archive and share it with their customers again in order to improve their business.

The status updates will be stored on the device for up to 30 days, and businesses will still be able to create advertisements for Facebook or Instagram or share the status updates until they expire in the archive.

Currently available to beta testers, the report mentioned the new feature will become available to more users in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile, WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature called — ‘WhatsApp usernames’, which will let users choose unique usernames for their accounts.

With this feature, users will be able to opt for a unique and memorable username, instead of depending solely on phone numbers to identify contacts.

Source: IANS

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With this feature, users can link up to four devices simultaneously, meaning they can connect even more than two mobile phones to their WhatsApp account, reports WABetaInfo.

Earlier, the company rolled out the ‘companion mode’ feature to Android users but now the company is finally releasing the ability to link an iPhone as a second device to everyone.

Moreover, the report said that users’ personal messages and calls will remain end-to-end encrypted even when using WhatsApp from a linked mobile phone.

Users can link their existing WhatsApp account to a secondary iPhone by scanning the QR Code.

After linking the WhatsApp account to another iPhone, users’ chat history will safely be synchronised across all their linked devices, the report mentioned.

The report also noted that those users, who don’t have this feature, may receive it over the coming weeks.

Meanwhile, WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new feature called ‘screen-sharing’, along with a new placement for tabs within the bottom navigation bar, to beta testers on Android.

This feature will allow users to easily share their screen during a video call.

Source: IANS

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This feature may be unavailable on old versions of Android, may not work in large group calls, and the recipient may be unable to get the content of the users’ screen in case they are using an outdated version of WhatsApp.

The report said that this feature is only enabled if users give their consent to share the content of their screen. Moreover, after installing the new version of the WhatsApp beta, some users may notice a few minor changes regarding the new bottom navigation bar.

In particular, some tabs within the bottom navigation bar have been arranged in a certain order. Some users may now see the following tabs in the bottom navigation bar – Chats, Calls, Communities, and Status, the report mentioned.

Meanwhile, WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature called — “WhatsApp usernames”, which will let users to choose unique usernames for their accounts. With this feature, users will be able to opt for a unique and memorable username, instead of depending solely on phone numbers to identify contacts.

The company may also provide users with the ability to contact others by entering a username within the app without knowing their phone numbers.

Source: IANS

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