Missing out on a group video calls with your friends and family is not a great feeling. To solve this, WhatsApp has released a new update that will allow users to join existing calls and also rejoin ongoing calls if they momentarily leave.
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As a part of World Emoji Day 2021, new emoji draft candidates have been reviewed and the final approval for these emojis will take place in September 2021. Continue reading “World Emoji Day 2021: New emoji draft including saluting face, biting lip previewed”
After being leaked a few weeks ago, Clubhouse has begun rolling out their private messaging feature called Backchannels to both the iOS and Android app. The feature will enable both 1-on-1 and group conversations, expanding upon the ways of communicating on the app.
Recently, there were reports of WhatsApp opening a public beta for the long-awaited multi-device feature. Now finally, WhatsApp has officially started rolling out the multi-device feature in a limited public beta testing program. Continue reading “WhatsApp multi-device feature begins rolling out in limited public beta”
Netflix Kids is a great feature in the streaming platform that allows kids to enjoy curated age-appropriate content that parents don’t need to worry about. The feature is getting two new updates that will provide parents with more information about their child’s streaming habits and a new top 10 row to help kids choose what to watch on Netflix.
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Just a year after introducing the feature, Twitter Fleets will no longer be available in the platform after August 3, 2021. The feature was initially introduced to get around a user’s anxiety when tweeting their thoughts, however, the company noticed that it was being used by people who tweet the most.
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Losing access to your social media account can be very problematic, making it very important to keep it secure. For this, Instagram has announced a new Security Checkup, where users will be able to check login activity, review profile information, confirm the accounts that share login information and update account recovery contact information.
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WhatsApp bans accounts of users that violate the app’s terms and conditions that include executing bulk actions. But there are times when accounts of users are banned who do not violate the terms and conditions. In order to address this, the company is working on an in-app tool to review bans. Continue reading “WhatsApp users can soon request a review of ban within the app”
About a week ago, Google announced their new Google Drive for Desktop app, which will combine the existing Backup and Sync app and the Drive File Stream app. The app introduced multiple features such multi-account support, Google Photos backup, etc. and now Google has begun rolling out the app for both consumers and business users.
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After facing multiple hurdles when trying to rollout their new privacy policy, WhatsApp has now told the Delhi High Court that they will hold back on rolling out the update until the new Personal Data Protection Bill comes into force.
Twitter has published their compliance report for the month of June 2021, according to the requirements of the new IT rules 2021. Along with this, Twitter also announced the appointment of Vinay Prakash as their resident grievance officer, which is also another requirement of the IT law.
While sending images and video on WhatsApp is a highly convenient way of transferring images and videos to friends and family, it is well known that the quality of the image suffers due to compression. In the latest version of WhatsApp beta v2.21.14.16 for Android, they are now testing three new quality settings when sending images.
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Accidentally closing a tab is very frustrating experience when your internet connection is less than ideal or when the webpage was heavy. Google Chrome is looking to mitigate this issue by caching the closed tab for a short period of time.
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User privacy is a very important part of online social media platforms. Twitter is reportedly looking to improve their user privacy settings with a few features, such as the ability to toggle the discoverability of their accounts, check their account’s privacy setting with a one-stop “Privacy check-up”, and more.
WhatsApp has been working on a multi-device feature for a long time now and earlier last month, it confirmed that the feature will roll out in 2 months’ time. Following that now, a new report suggests that the beta will be available very soon to users. Continue reading “WhatsApp multi-device public beta could be available to users soon”
