Owing to the general elections in India in 2019, Facebook announced that it is making big changes to the way it manages political ads on Facebook and Instagram. The company has already rolled out such changes in the US, Brazil, and the UK. Continue reading “Facebook to bring Ad transparency tools ahead of India’s general elections in 2019”
Twitter for Android seems to be getting new features including the ability to show which client Tweets originated from, video playback controls including a skip forward or rewind a few seconds with a tap on the right or left side of the screen. However, these new features are currently available only for few users and are not widely available. Continue reading “Twitter for Android gets Tweet client indicator, video playback controls”
Messenger Lite for Android is getting a new update which brings the ability to express themselves more in chats by sending and playing animated GIFs. However, you still need a third-party keyboard to search and send Gifs. It is also finally bringing support for various color choices and emojis. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger Lite for Android gets the ability to send Gifs, support for Emoji, file sharing and more”
Google has finally announced that it is giving up on Allo after it stopped investing in the app earlier this year. The app will become non-functional in March 2019. The company officially announced that it will upgrade users to Hangouts Chat and Meet at some point and they will remain a primary focus for the team. Continue reading “Google confirms it will shutdown Allo messaging app in March 2019, will upgrade Hangout users to Hangouts Chat and Meet”
Google Chrome 71 is rolling out to desktop and Android, it is a minor release which particularly brings changes to the ‘Duet’ interface and autoplay. Part of the Google Chrome button address bar redesign which the company shut down in the last minute turned into ‘Chrome Duplex,’ which is now called ‘Chrome Duet.’ Continue reading “Google Chrome 71 brings Duet UI improvements, auto-play changes, new API’s and more”
YouTube has announced that in the next few weeks, it will be rolling a new feature which brings the ability to autoplay videos on the home which helps you preview videos and watch YouTube on-the-go without audio. This feature is already available on YouTube Premium members on Android. Continue reading “YouTube autoplay on home rolling out for Android and iOS”
Microsoft Edge which debuted in 2015 was designed to be fast, lightweight, and secure, however, it never saw the success the company wanted. The browser was launched with a sack of problems leading to rejection right when it arrived and it failed to gain any traction since then. For this, reason, the company is said to be working on a new web browser that is powered by Chromium. Continue reading “Microsoft said to be working on chromium-powered web browser to replace Edge on Windows 10”
Skype has announced that it is bringing call captioning with live captions & subtitles which works for one-on-one calls to any phone number, as well as in group calls with a work team or friend group. Simple settings allow you to turn them on for a single call or keep them turned on for all your calls. Continue reading “Skype for desktop gets AI-powered live captions and subtitles”
Apple Music for Android is getting a new beta update which brings a new bottom navigation bar, instead of the hamburger menu for navigation. The update also finally brings support for tablets and the app adapts to bigger screens. Continue reading “Apple Music beta update for Android brings tablet support, new bottom navigation bar and more”
Threatened by the TRAI, Apple is finally implementing the anti-spam measures for iPhones in India. TRAI has warned Apple to ban iPhones from the country’s cellular network if the company didn’t approve a government-developed Do Not Disturb app by January 2019. With the deadline approaching fast, Apple has finally implemented and the app is available on App Store. Continue reading “Apple finally implements Indian Govt’s TRAI DND – Do Not Disturb app on iPhone”
According to a new report, Google said to be planning on shutting down Hangouts sometime in 2020. This doesn’t come as a surprise as Google stopped any further development of the app more than a year ago. Continue reading “Google said to be planning on shutting down Hangouts in 2020”
Update: Google is now rolling out Call Screen transcript feature for select users. You can view this under Recent calls -> Call Details -> See transcript.
Instagram has announced the ability to create a close friend list on Stories and share your Stories just with them. Thanks to this feature, you have the flexibility to share more personal moments with a smaller group that you choose. Continue reading “Instagram now lets you share Stories with ‘Close Friends’ list”
Swiftkey for Android is getting brand new features one of which makes it easy and quick to share anything you want from the web. In just a few taps, you have access to search results that you can easily screenshot, crop and share. Continue reading “Swiftkey for Android gets native Search integration”
YouTube has announced that it is rolling out YouTube Stories to all eligible creators with 10K+ subscribers. You can add text, music, filters, YouTube stickers, and more to make your story uniquely you. To create a story, just open the YouTube mobile app, tap on the video camera icon, and select “Create Story.” Continue reading “YouTube rolling out Instagram-like Stories widely”
