YouTube Shorts creators will now be able to use video clips from billions of YouTube clips in new shorts. Earlier, creators of YouTube Shorts could only splice short audio clips from other videos on the platform. Users will be able to clip 1- to 5-second portions from eligible long-form videos, as well as “Shorts” to use in new short-form content with the most recent update. Continue reading “YouTube Shorts arrives for tablets, gets new features”
WhatsApp has now officially announced that it will be making numerous improvements to groups as well as chats. This included message reactions, larger file sharing, and other features that have been speculated about for months. The company has also hinted at Communities, a new tool that will make it much easier to manage a lot of different groups at the same time. Continue reading “WhatsApp introduces Communities, Message Reactions, up to 2GB file sharing and more”
Snapchat is rolling out a new “Dynamic Stories” feature that allows publishers to generate stories on the app based on news stories they publish online. CNN, Bloomberg, ESPN, and others are among the first partners. Continue reading “Snapchat introduces Dynamic Stories: All you need to know”
Glance TV, a live, interactive content platform for the home screen, or “screen zero” of Android smart TVs, was unveiled today by Glance, a consumer internet firm and a subsidiary of InMobi. Glance TV wants to change how people watch TV by giving them live content and real-time on-screen interaction. Continue reading “Glance TV for Android Smart TVs launched in India”
Google has announced a partnership with iFixit to provide repair kits for its Pixel phone series, which includes the Pixel 2 (2017) as well as the current Pixel 6 series. Genuine parts will be sold in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the European Union nations. iFixit is also working with Samsung on self-repair programs. Continue reading “Google and iFixit to help you repair your Pixel smartphones”
In February, realme unveiled the realme 9 Pro+ in three color variations and hinted a Free Fire Limited Edition of the device without disclosing other specifics. Continue reading “realme 9 Pro+ Free Fire Limited Edition coming next week”
Google has announced the launch of a new multisearch feature aimed at assisting users with challenging web searches. While searching for something in a different color or even a new piece of furniture that matches what you currently have in your home is normally a simple procedure, it’s not always the case. Google is attempting to make those searches easier with multisearch by utilizing AI. Continue reading “Google multisearch lets you search using text and images at the same time”
Flipkart Health+, India’s home-grown Flipkart Group’s digital healthcare marketplace platform, today announced the launch of the Flipkart Health+ app, a tech-platform that provides millions of customers across the country with access to legitimate medicines and healthcare products as well as services. Continue reading “Flipkart Health+ app offers affordable medicine, healthcare products”
Opera Browser for Android now encompasses a beta version of VPN Pro, a device-wide VPN. A premium device-wide VPN that does not require the installation of any different apps. The VPN Pro service adds extra security and privacy to the entire Android device for the users of Opera. Continue reading “Opera Browser for Android now includes a device-wide VPN Pro Beta”
One of WhatsApp’s limitations is that it’s difficult to start a conversation with someone who hasn’t been saved. There are ways to get around this, but they aren’t straightforward. Presently, opening the default dialer app by pressing on an unsaved contact in a WhatsApp discussion doesn’t allow you to text the contact from within the app. Continue reading “WhatsApp Beta for Android now allows you to quickly start chats with unsaved contacts”
The Android version of Twitter’s app is rumored to be getting the ability to select text within tweets. The firm is working on bringing a text selection feature to its Android app, according to popular app reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong’s latest tweet. Continue reading “Twitter for Android will soon support selecting text in a Tweet”
LG has confirmed that Android 12 updates will soon be available for three additional devices, a year after announcing that it would be leaving the Android phone industry. The latest Android software will be available for LG Q92 5G, LG V50, and LG V50S smartphones before the end of the third quarter, the company confirmed on its Korean website. Continue reading “LG confirms Android 12 update for 3 phones by Q2 2022”
SIM cards are the backbone of our mobile as well as digital lifestyles. Until the future of the SIM card is universally supported by all carriers, the SIM card will remain in use for many generations to follow. eSIMs (embedded SIMs) are now available in some smartphones, which can be used in place of regular SIM cards. Continue reading “Android 13 could allow two mobile carriers on one eSIM”
Microsoft’s Your Phone app, which links Android phones with Windows PCs, has recently undergone a huge revamp. The app will now be renamed “Phone Link” and will have a new style that matches the Windows 11 interface. Continue reading “Microsoft’s ‘Your Phone’ PC app for Android revamped as ‘Phone Link’”
Xiaomi launched Mi 11X series back in April 2021 in India. The Mi 11X series devices run Android 11 with the company’s proprietary skin – MIUI 12 on top. The Mi 11X and Mi 11X Pro are rebranded Redmi K40 and Redmi K40 Pro+, which launched back in February 2021 in China. These smartphones are available as POCO F3 and Mi 11i respectively in Global markets.
