San Francisco | To make it more user-friendly, Meta-owned WhatsApp has rolled out new updates to the community feature by introducing some changes to the interface of the “announcement group” for users on iOS and Android. According to WABetaInfo, the company has renamed the announcement group to “Home” on WhatsApp beta for Android, and its new […]
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WhatsApp’s new feature on iOS lets users extract text from images
San Francisco | Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is widely rolling out the ‘Text detection’ feature on iOS which allows users to extract text right out of an image. The company is rolling out this feature to everyone after installing the latest WhatsApp for iOS 23.5.77 update, reports WABetaInfo. When users open an image which contains text, […]
WhatsApp bans 29 lakh accounts in India as country launches grievance panel
New Delhi | Meta-owned WhatsApp banned more than 29 lakh accounts in India in the month of January, a figure that is drastically lower than 36.77 lakh accounts it blocked in the country in December last year, in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021. Between January 1 and January 31, “2,918,000 WhatsApp accounts were banned. […]
Jack Dorsey is back with Twitter alternative called Bluesky
New Delhi | Twitter Co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey is back in the social media game, with the launch of his Twitter alternative called Bluesky that is now available in Apple App Store in the testing phase. The Twitter-funded micro-blogging platform is available as an invite-only beta as of now, and a public launch is […]
After Twitter, Meta announces paid verification for FB, Instagram
New Delhi | Inspired by Elon Musk-run Twitter, Meta on Sunday announced it is testing paid verification for Instagram and Facebook for $11.99 per month for the web and $14.99 per month for mobile. Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that a “Meta Verified” account will grant users a verified badge, increased visibility on the […]
WhatsApp may soon let users send images in original quality on Desktop beta
San Francisco | Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature which will allow users to send images in their original quality, on Desktop beta. With the new feature, users will no longer have to worry about their images losing quality or resolution while sending them, reports WABetaInfo. When the feature will be […]
Samsung unveils premium Galaxy S23 series, next-gen laptops
New Delhi | Marking a new era of Samsung Galaxy’s ultimate premium phone experience, the South Korean giant on Wednesday unveiled Galaxy S23 Ultra (with an embedded S Pen), Galaxy S23+ and Galaxy S23 smartphones globally. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy unleashes premium experiences, including groundbreaking AI, future-ready mobile gaming feature […]
WhatsApp working on feature to send pics in original quality
San Francisco | Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that will allow users to send photos in their original quality. The platform is planning to integrate a new setting icon within the drawing tool header which will allow users to configure the quality of any photo, reports WABetaInfo. The new feature […]
WhatsApp working on ‘Report status update’ feature on Android beta
San Francisco | Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new ‘Report status update’ feature on Android beta. The new feature will allow users to report status updates that might violate the platform’s Terms of Service, in addition to the already available feature to report messages, reports WABetaInfo. A report button will be available […]
WhatsApp working on feature to let users report status updates
San Francisco | Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature which will provide users the ability to report status updates on desktop beta. The new feature will allow users to report a status update right within a new menu in the status section, reports WABetaInfo. If users see any suspicious status update […]