Whatsapp, parental leave, passport: This changes in May

Passport photos must, parental leave applications can run digitally in the future. There are stricter rules for biowaste, Skype says goodbye completely to the market - and WhatsApp from older smartphones: What the May brings consumers.

Anyone who marries in May will immediately benefit from the new name right for double names. In addition, there are new rules for passport photos and organic waste. What changes for consumers in May.

WhatsApp will soon stop the service on some older iPhones. Affected users will have to switch to a newer model to continue using it.

May will make everything new! Maybe not everything, but some changes are due next month – for example in the case of organic waste, parental leave and the application for passports.

On May 1st, Germany is switching to digital passport images. Who is pinching? What does one cost? Answers to important questions.

From May 2025, there will be some changes: mandatory bicycle reservation on post buses, end of WhatsApp support for older iPhones, and new entry regulations for Thailand.