Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been constantly adding new features to its platform like the recent iPhone to Android chat history transfer. Following that now, the company is reworking the privacy settings and is testing new options on the iOS and Android apps. Continue reading “WhatsApp will soon let users hide ‘last seen’ from specific contacts”
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has finished the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) investigation it conducted on WhatsApp in Ireland that commenced in December 2018. This was to examine whether WhatsApp has discharged its GDPR transparency obligations with regard to the provision of information and the transparency of that information to both users and non-users of WhatsApp’s service. Continue reading “WhatsApp hit with €225 million fine for breaching EU privacy law”
Update: WhatsApp has started rolling out the ability to move WhatsApp history from iOS to Android, finally. This includes voice messages, photos and videos. As announced earlier, this feature is available for Samsung devices running Android 10 or higher, and will be available on more Android devices soon. Continue reading “WhatsApp iPhone to Android chat history transfer starts rolling out”
Telegram is rolling out a major update to their messaging service that adds a number of new features, bringing the version to v8.0. These include Live Streaming capabilities for unlimited people, the ability to preview messages before forwarding, larger thumbnails when scrolling the sticker set bar and more.
Continue reading “Telegram v8.0 update adds Unlimited Live Streams, Flexible Forwarding and more”
Clubhouse has added a new spatial audio feature that lets you hear the people around you in a room in 3D. The company says that it makes the experience a bit more lifelike and human, and adds that it is also easier for your brain to track who is talking with subtle spatial cues. Continue reading “Clubhouse spatial audio feature rolling for iOS, coming to Android soon”
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, video conferencing applications like Zoom became very popular among users and saw a surge in usage. The company has been adding new features with every update and similarly, now, the latest update adds new features like Focus Mode, Transfer Meetings, and more. Continue reading “Zoom update adds Focus Mode, Transfer Meetings, Limit Screen Sharing and more”
About a month ago, Netflix announced that they will begin foraying into the mobile gaming market, signalling a major change in the company’s direction from purely content streaming. The company has now begun testing this with users in Poland, with the rollout of two games based on the Netflix original series – Stranger Things.
Facebook Messenger is about to hit its 10th anniversary and to celebrate it, the company has announced 10 new features for the app. The updates include Poll Games, a new birthday chat theme, a new way to share contacts, word effects and more.
Continue reading “Facebook Messenger update adds Poll Games, Cash Gifting via Facebook Pay and more”
Lately, Apple has been making a huge push for Spatial audio support across their devices and services, such as Apple Music. The feature is now appearing in third-party apps as Netflix has begun rolling out an update that enables Spatial audio in their iOS and iPadOS apps.
Continue reading “Netflix for iPad and iOS update adds support for Spatial Audio”
Twitter appears to be quite invested in their their Spaces feature as they have announced new features in the Twitter API that will provide developers with tools to make Spaces more discoverable. Along with this, Twitter is also working on features for the future such as reminders and various tools for Spaces Hosts.
Back in November last year, WhatsApp introduced the 7 days option for Disappearing Messages feature, and the company has been working on expanding the feature to include a 24-hour option as well. Now, WhatsApp is reportedly testing a new option for this feature. Continue reading “WhatsApp testing 90 days option for Disappearing Messages feature”
Searching on YouTube is an important tool that allow users to find different types of content on the video streaming platform. The feature is now getting an update where YouTube will begin showing video chapters right in the search results, show search results from other languages and more.
Spotify has announced a new update to their Wear OS app that will allow premium users to download music and podcasts directly onto their smartwatch for offline listening.
Continue reading “Spotify for Wear OS update adds support for offline music and podcast listening”
Over the last few months, WhatsApp has been testing a new feature that will allow users to transfer their chat history between Android and iOS smartphones. The feature has finally begun rolling out to the public, however it is currently limited only to the newly launched Samsung Galaxy Fold 3.
Lately, Instagram has been steadily improving upon the tools available to combat abusive behaviours and harassment on the platform. The latest update will help prevent users from receiving unwanted comments and DMs with a new feature called ‘Limits’ and also show stronger warnings to discourage harassment.
