Unlike conventional app updates delivered through app stores, the new restriction is being deployed through WhatsApp’s servers. This means users may encounter the block even without installing a specific new version of the messaging app

Apple is reportedly preparing to enter the smart-home market with a new hub on October 13. The roughly 6-inch device is expected to offer personalised content, FaceTime, apps and smart-home controls, alongside an updated HomePod mini and Apple TV set-top box