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Building Volt
Follow our journey as we create the fastest WhatsApp experience.
At what character count does WhatsApp show the “Read more” button?
WhatsApp adds a "Read more" button to any message longer than 300 characters. Here's what that means if you write long messages to customers or contacts.
Why We Paused the Linear Integration
We designed and started building a Linear integration for Volt, then put it on hold. Here's what the feature was, why we stopped, and what we learned.
Volt MCP: Connect WhatsApp Into Any AI
Volt MCP gives developers a simple API to connect WhatsApp to their Claude or ChatGPT profile.
How WhatsApp is evolving privacy from phones to usernames?
A look at how WhatsApp has evolved its privacy model over the years, from no encryption to end-to-end security and the shift toward usernames.
Adapting WhatsApp Lists to bring Icons to Volt users
You can now personalize your lists in Volt with emojis. A small UX idea that led us deep into Unicode land. From invisible characters to hidden binary encoding, we found a way to keep lists expressive when active and clean when archived.