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Google Meet to bring fun filters in Video Chats

Google Meet to bring fun filters in Video Chats

Google Meet has started receiving a new update that could make personal calls more enjoyable. The Meet app for Android and iOS now has filters and masks you can play with — simply tap the sparkle button at the bottom right corner of your video call to bring up the Effects options. You’ll find Blur effects and backgrounds in there as you would on enterprise and education accounts, but you’ll now…

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WhatsApp to provide Multi-Device support soon

WhatsApp to provide Multi-Device support soon

Soon WhatsApp users will be able to log into multiple devices with the same account. Previously, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart had announced the rollout of multi-device testing for public beta users in a month or two. With the new feature, users will be allowed to link up to four devices with the same account at once. Also, users need not keep the main device…

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Twitter will allow users to hide account from searches

Twitter will allow users to hide account from searches

Twitter has shared couple of new ideas around maintaining user privacy and a ‘privacy check-in’ feature would allow people to remain more secure on the platform, including a way to hide their accounts from searches if they are being harassed. Twitter’s ‘privacy check-in’ feature would take users through a series of questions that help them think about how public or private they want to be on the…

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Instagram is currently working on "Exclusive story" feature

Instagram is currently working on “Exclusive story” feature

Instagram is reportedly working on the ability to allow creators to monetise their Instagram stories with ‘exclusive’ content, which could work in a similar way that Twitter’s Super Follow feature works. The service which currently allows followers to see all the content on a story could soon restrict access to some stories to subscribers, according to a recent leak. also it shows a suggestion…

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Apple iOS 15 beta version launched

Apple iOS 15 beta version launched

Apple has rolled out its first public betas of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 which can be downloaded by all the public beta testers, and the non-developers. To try the new software that will operate on all iPhone models in 2015 or later one needs to download Apple’s beta testing program first. The new iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 includes FaceTime improvements, artificial intelligence (AI) for photo recognition,…

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Google chrome to secure you from malicious websites

Google chrome to secure you from malicious websites

Google is working on a new Chrome feature that is going to automatically direct users away from websites that are not secure and are still using HTTP. Users will be directed towards sites that use HTTPS instead of HTTP. Google has long been a proponent of using HTTPS and it had started marking all HTTP sites as “not secure” on the Chrome browser since 2018. Starting with the release of Chrome 86…

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Facebook is currently testing a feature called 'Thread'

Facebook is currently testing a feature called ‘Thread’

Facebook is testing a threads feature, similar to Twitter, on Pages of some public figures that will provide them with the ability to create posts related to previous ones on a related subject. The new feature which is under development ties the posts together more visually so fans can more easily follow updates over time, reports TechCrunch. “When the new post appears on followers’ News Feeds,…

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WhatsApp users can change Video Quality before sending soon

WhatsApp users can change Video Quality before sending soon

WhatsApp is rumoured to be working on several features for its users to make the messaging platform better than ever. One of the upcoming features that the Facebook-owned company might roll out soon is expected to allow users to select the quality of the video before sharing it with their contacts. At present, WhatsApp compresses the video quality in case a user shares high-quality videos with…

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Apple may launch 3 OLED iPads in the next 2 years

Apple may launch 3 OLED iPads in the next 2 years

Several speculations around the next year’s iPad model suggest critical improvements. One such is the introduction of an OLED panel for the first time ever on an iPad. It is now being suggested that Apple might push for a wider rollout of OLED screens on iPads in 2023. A new report hints at three upcoming iPads – all featuring OLED panels. The first one will be launched next year and will sport…

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Finally WhatsApp got view once feature

Finally WhatsApp got view once feature

WhatsApp has introduced multiple features lately. Now, the app is rolling out the disappearing images and videos feature after disappearing messages. The new feature called as the ‘View Once’ and it is similar to the Instagram disappearing media feature. In this new feature, when you send a video or image to someone, they will see it once then it will disappear automatically. However, this…

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Samsung schedule an Event, here's how to watch it

Samsung schedule an Event, here’s how to watch it

Samsung is hosting its virtual Galaxy event at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2021, which is taking place in Barcelona. Samsung’s event will be hosted on its newsroom website and official YouTube channel. The new Galaxy Watch 4 and Buds 2 are expected at the event. Here are details on livestream and what is expected from the event. Samsung’s event will be available at Samsung Newsroom and…

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WhatsApp beta for Android get 2 new features

WhatsApp beta for Android get 2 new features

The latest WhatsApp beta update has added new features for Android users, but those are minors changes. The Facebook-owned company has added voice note waveforms. As per the screenshot shared by WaBetaInfo, users will now see a waveform instead of a straight line in a voice message. The feature is visible for all the beta testers in the 2.21.13.17 WhatsApp Android version. As per the cited…

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Adobe to remove Photoshop Sketch from App Store

Adobe to remove Photoshop Sketch from App Store

Software major Adobe has said that its Photoshop Sketch and Illustrator Draw apps will no longer be available for download on iOS and Android from July 19. Adobe plans to stop supporting the apps for existing users on January 10, 2022. In a support document, Adobe said users can easily migrate to its Fresco app, which combines many Photoshop Sketch and Illustrator Draw drawing and painting…

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Telegram to roll out Group Video Call feature

Telegram to roll out Group Video Call feature

With the latest version of Telegram`s iOS, Android and desktop apps, encrypted messaging app Telegram users can turn their group voice chats into video conference calls. Users have the option to pin someone`s video feed to the screen so that they stay front and center even as new participants join the call. Also Read: Clubhouse to get a Private messaging feature soon. Unsurprisingly, users can…

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Now Instagram users can publish post from web

Now Instagram users can publish post from web

It has recently come to light that users can now post photos and videos on Instagram directly via its desktop app on Mac and PC. The new update will allow users to edit pictures and videos, write in the caption, all through Instagram web. This will come in really handy to users as they can directly upload the pictures that they have stored on their laptops without having to do it from only…

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Twitter Launched Tip jar feature in India

Twitter Launched Tip jar feature in India

The American Microblogging platform “Twitter” has brought its in-app payments feature Tip Jar to India. The feature was introduced last month in the US. The social media giant has integrated Indian payment gateway Razorpay in the app. Currently only a limited group of people, including creators, journalists, public figures, experts, and community leaders, will be able to see the option of adding…

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Twitter to allow iOS users to share tweet on IG stories

Twitter to allow iOS users to share tweet on IG stories

The American Micro-blogging platform “Twitter” is rolling out a new feature to its iOS app that will let users add tweets to their Instagram Stories in a few simple steps. The latest update is expected to save users space on their camera roll from getting clogged with screenshots of tweets meant to be shared on the Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform. How to share tweets on Instagram…