WhatsApp update for Windows Phone 8 devices fixes broadcasting feature

WhatsApp, the cross-platform instant messaging service, has updated its Windows Phone 8 app offering, which some users had reported was suffering from glitches.

The new WhatsApp for Windows Phone 8 build, v2.11.356, is said to fix some issues found previously with the broadcasting feature of the application. No other additional features are included in the update.

The previous version of WhatsApp for the platform included some bug fixes along with the inclusion of Hindi language. However, if the update brings the ability to share music files (a feature that is still missing from the platform), remains to be seen.

Last month, the popular messaging service claimed to have crossed the milestone of having more than 400 million active users. Jan Koum in a blog post revealed the news and also noted that the company added 100 million active users in the last four months alone.

The blog post said, "Our goal in creating WhatsApp was to empower people through technology and communication, no matter who they are, or where they live. WhatsApp has reached a milestone that no other mobile messaging service has achieved: 400 million monthly active users, with 100 million active users added in the last four months alone. This isn't a count of people who just registered for WhatsApp - it's the number of people who are actively using the service every single month."

The WhatsApp blog post also noted that the company currently has just 50 employees, primarily engineers. Further, it claimed to reach the 400 million mark without spending money on targeted ads or even marketing campaigns.

In November 2013, Line messaging app claimed to have a user base of 300 million worldwide, out-of-which it added 100 million users in just four months. However, Line declined to reveal the number of active users currently using its services.