The most popular YouTube Vanced app is set to be discontinued in the coming days, as the project’s creators have said. This news comes as a surprise to many people, as the app offered a wealth of capabilities that were only available with a YouTube premium subscription at no cost. Continue reading “YouTube Vanced discontinued due to legal reasons”
Telegram App has received an upgrade to version 8.6.0, which includes tools to help you manage your downloads, transfer documents quickly, rearrange media albums before sending, and convert your channel into a TV station. This post will go through each feature in detail. Continue reading “Telegram update brings new download manager, improved attachments, better Android Dark mode and more”
Twitter is a testing a new feature on its platform that will add the ability to write descriptions for uploaded images. The feature is being tested on Android, iOS, and Web, and it designed to improve the experience for assistive tech, for people with low-bandwidth, and more.
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Last year, Facebook began testing Reels within the Facebook app for users in the US. The feature is now being rolled out to more than 150 countries worldwide, and to monetize them, Facebook is introducing Overlay ads in Reels. It is also receiving a couple of new updates to improve the creator experience and discovery experience.
WhatsApp has launched a new resource hub for users in India called ‘Safety in India’ that is aimed at building awareness around online safety, privacy and security. It contains information about the various measures and product features built into WhatsApp that allows users to take control over their safety when using WhatsApp.
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The Indian government today announced that it has banned 54 more mobile apps, including Tencent-backed Garena’s Free Fire, Viva Video Editor, NetEase’s Onmyoji Arena and more apps. It says that these are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order. Continue reading “Indian Government bans 54 more mobile apps including Free Fire”
Google has a released a new feature called “Journeys” that is designed to help users quickly resume their browsing activities that will be grouped by topic. Along with this, Chrome is also introducing more Chrome Actions and new widgets for Android smartphones and tablets.
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Meta has released their earnings report for the last quarter 2021, along with earnings for the entire 2021 fiscal year. The company recorded $117.9 billion revenue during 2021, which is a 37% YoY growth, and the net income was recorded at $39.37 billion, which is growth of 35% YoY. In Q4 2021, they recorded $33.67 billion in revenue, growing 20% YoY, while the net income was $10.2 billion, declining 8% YoY.
YouTube has rolled out a new video player UI for its Android app that now lets you like, dislike, comment, add to playlist and share when you are watching a video in the full screen mode. The autoplay, casting and closed captions option on the top remain the same, but the three-dot overflow button has been replaced by a settings gear icon. Continue reading “YouTube for Android gets a new fullscreen video player UI”
Since its rebrand last year, Meta has been working towards their goal of creating a metaverse. One of the major components of this metaverse are the digital avatars used by individuals to represent themselves. The company has revealed an updated version of 3D avatars that can be used in stickers, feed posts, Facebook profile pictures and more.
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Telegram has released a new update for Android and iOS devices, that adds a a couple of new features. They include new video stickers, improved message reactions, improved navigation between chats, and a button to review unseen reactions.
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Samsung has reported its earnings for Q4 2021 that ended December 31, 2021 in which the company posted 76.57 trillion won ($63.6 billion approx.) consolidated revenue, up 24.4% YoY which is the new high beating the previous record. This is due to finished product businesses, with expanded sales of premium smartphones, including foldable phones, as well as TVs and home appliances. Continue reading “Samsung once again posts all-time high revenue in Q4 2021 driven by strong sales of foldables, S series phones”
In the latest development, Whatsapp has rolled out a new update to the iOS platform, adding numerous features it has been testing for months. The update brings the ability to pause and resume while recording voice messages, which was being tested since October. Continue reading “WhatsApp for iOS update brings Focus mode and improved voice recording feature”
Inspired by the Facebook Subscription model, which was launched back in 2020, Instagram has also started testing the Subscription model in the US with some creators. However, the company is planning to expand access to more creators over the next few months. Continue reading “Instagram launches Subscription service to help creators earn monthly”
Clubhouse has finally added an option for web listening that allows anyone to listen to a Clubhouse room from their phones or laptops, without needing to download an app or log in. Clubhouse said that this will work with both Replays and live Rooms with Replays enabled, and will include support for most major browsers. Continue reading “Clubhouse finally adds web listening, no log in required”
