WhatsApp, a popular messaging app, is all set to bring a new Quick Replies shortcut for the WhatsApp Business app. To those unaware, the feature allows businesses to send frequently used text replies with the help of keyboard shortcuts without actually typing them. WhatsApp, with a recent WhatsApp Business app update, has added a new shortcut for the Quick Replies feature in the share menu.
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realme already has realme Link companion app for managing its smart devices, including the realme Band and the realme Watch. Now it has silently released a new realme Fit Android app, and the description says that this is a companion app for the TechLife Watch S100, and there is also an iOS app. Continue reading “New realme Fit app hints at body testing and ECG features for its upcoming realme Band / Watch”
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has launched Story Studio, a standalone video editing app for creators to make more engaging vertical videos. Initially, it was announced in May, and the app is now available as an early version to iOS users in select countries. Continue reading “Snap launches Story Studio, a standalone video editing app for creators”
Adobe has launched Creative Cloud Express, a unified task-based, web, and mobile product for creating and sharing multimedia content. This replaces the Adobe Spark app which was released a few years back. Continue reading “Adobe launches Creative Cloud Express to help users create multimedia content”
Telegram has rolled a new update to their messaging apps with a handful of features like preventing others from saving content in groups and channels, the ability to delete messages from specific dates, managing your connected devices, and an option to post anonymously in public groups. Continue reading “Telegram update brings protected content, delete by date, new ways to login and more”
Twitter has made its first acquisition under its new CEO, Parag Agrawal. The microblogging site Twitter announced that it has acquired Slack-competitor Quill to help improve its direct messaging tools. Continue reading “Twitter acquires Slack-rival Quill to improve its messaging tools”
Facebook has launched the Pac-Man community on Facebook Gaming developed by Genvid and, in collaboration, with BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment. Continue reading “Facebook launches upgraded Pac-Man game with multiplayer feature: Here’s how to play”
Last year, WhatsApp introduced a new feature in their chats called Disappearing Messages, where messages in group chats and individual chats would automatically be deleted after 7 days. After testing earlier this year, it is now expanding the feature to include a 24-hour and 90 days option as well. Continue reading “WhatsApp Disappearing Messages gets 24 hours and 90 days options, in addition to 7 days”
Facebook Protect, a security program for groups of people that are more likely to be targeted by malicious hackers, is now being rolled out to 50 countries, including the United States, India, and Portugal. Continue reading “Meta is expanding Facebook Protect to 50 countries including India, makes 2FA mandatory for high-risk accounts”
Apple today announced App Store Award winners for 2021 that include 15 best apps and games from developers from around the world. Apple said that these are selected based on exceptional quality, innovative technology, creative design, and positive cultural impact. The company also said that this year’s best apps and games offered extraordinary experiences across Apple devices. Continue reading “Apple announces ‘Best of 2021’ App Store winners”
WhatsApp has announced that it has banned about 2 million accounts in India during October 2021. The fifth monthly compliance report says that 2,069,000 Indian accounts were banned on WhatsApp between October 1 and October 31 through its abuse detection technology. Continue reading “WhatsApp bans 2 million Indian accounts during October 2021”
Twitter has updated its private information policy to disallow users from sharing photos and videos of private people without their permission. Continue reading “Twitter updates private information policy; bans sharing photos and videos without consent”
Every year, Google announces the best apps and games from the Android Play Store, and the list for 2021 has been announced. This year, the title of the best app of 2021 goes to BitClass Learn Anything. Live. Together!
by Livestream Infra Technologies, and the title of the best game of 2021 goes to Battlegrounds Mobile India by Krafton. Continue reading “These are Google Play’s best apps and games for 2021 for India”
Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey announced on Monday that he is stepping down from his position, however, he will stay on the board of the company until his term expires in 2022.
The company board has appointed Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Parag Agrawal as his successor with immediate effect. Continue reading “Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO, CTO Parag Agrawal to replace him”
Recently, Spotify has spotted testing out the vertical video feed similar to TikTok’s. Chris Messina spotted the feature in the music app’s latest iOS TestFlight beta version and published a video of the Discover feature on Twitter. Continue reading “Spotify is testing TikTok-style vertical video feed”
