Facebook Inc., the parent company of the image-sharing platform Instagram is now testing the ability to share Reels on Facebook. The company revealed that they are allowing a small set of Indian creators to have the option to directly share their Reels to their Facebook account.
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Ever since Twitter announced that they are exploring premium features on the platform via paid subscriptions, there has been a lot of news surfacing about them. Twitter is now reportedly looking into bringing an “Undo Send” feature that would give users a short period of time to withdraw a tweet after it is published.
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In December, Amazfit launched the lighter version of GTS 2 — GTS 2 Mini in India at Rs. 6,999. It features a 1.55-inch AMOLED screen with an AOD option, 50+ watch faces, supports 24-hour heart rate and blood oxygen monitoring. Continue reading “Amazfit GTS 2 Mini gets Alexa support: Here’s how to install”
In a recent development, Whatsapp has started rolling out the audio and video calling feature to WhatsApp’s desktop app. Continue reading “Whatsapp rolls out video and audio calling feature to its desktop app”
A few weeks ago, Twitter revealed that they were looking into different ways to generate revenue through the platform, such as subscription services for premium features. The company is now developing e-commerce features for Twitter, which would enable selling products through them.
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Truecaller has launched Guardians, a new app for personal safety app, which the company says it built over the past 15 months by a dedicated team from Stockholm and India. By choosing trusted people as your Guardians, and allowing them to see where you are, you can have peace of mind, and protection in case anything goes wrong, says the company. Continue reading “Truecaller launches Guardians personal safety app”
Twitter started testing Spaces voice-based social networking platform, a direct competitor to Clubhouse back in December last year on iOS as a beta app. Now the company has announced that it has started testing the app in beta for Android in several countries including India. Clubhouse is still exclusive to iOS users and is invite-only. Continue reading “Twitter Spaces now being tested on Android in India”
Recently, Instagram has announced that it has started allowing up to three guests to live stream in a virtual room together. Previously, Instagram Live allowed only two people to be a part of the live stream. Continue reading “Instagram Live Rooms allows up to four participants to engage in real time broadcasts”
Last November, WhatsApp had begun testing a new mute feature when sending or posting videos on their Beta channel for Android and iOS. The feature has now completed testing and WhatsApp has rolled it out widely to Android users.
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During their 2021 Analyst Day presentation, the developers of Twitter revealed that they are working on a new feature for the platform called Safety Mode. There aren’t a lot of details about the feature but from the presentation, it can be inferred that this mode is designed to detect and remove abusive tweets.
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At its Analyst Day 2021 Twitter has teased two new features — Super Follows and Communities. According to the company, Super Follows allows users to charge their followers for access to extra content. Continue reading “Twitter announces Super Follows creator subscription and Communities features”
Zoom, the well-known video conferencing app, is introducing a new accessibility feature for all their users, called Live Transcription. The feature, otherwise known as automatic closed captioning, will be released broadly to everyone in the fall of 2021.
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Telegram has released a new update to both Android and iOS, bringing their version number to 7.5.0. The update adds a few features, including auto-delete messages, Home screen widgets for both Android and iOS, expiring link invites and of course, more animated emoji.
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With all of the good that social media has brought to society, there are arguably many negatives too. One of these problems it has created is the prevalence of people with body image issues and eating disorders. To help fight against these issues, Instagram is introducing new resources and tools in their app.
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In the coming weeks, WhatsApp will reportedly re-introduce their updated terms of service (TOS) and privacy policy to their users. This move comes after WhatsApp had a disastrous rollout few weeks ago, where users felt like their choice was being taken away if they wanted to continue using the service.
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