TikTok, a video streaming platform, has added new features to assist users to control their screen time, including a new and easily available in-app dashboard tool that shows users the social app’s usage statistics. This isn’t the first time the social media platform has attempted to boost its members’ digital well-being by assisting them with…
Instagram, which is owned by Meta, is having difficulties sleeping, so it’s borrowing a page from TikTok and increasing the duration limit for Reels. TikTok’s duration limit was recently increased, with new options ranging from 60 seconds to 5 minutes and 10 minutes. Instagram is following after and will soon allow users to publish Reels…
You’ll be able to edit text messages you’ve already sent in the near future. On the Meta-owned messaging network Whatsapp, this has been one of the most desired features. For the time being, users must either append an asterisk to a sent message or erase the entire message to correct typos. The edit button will…
YouTube Go will be decommissioned in August. A message on Google’s help page officially confirmed the move. Users of YouTube Go should upgrade to the normal YouTube app, according to Google. They can also go straight to the webpage using the Web browser. For consumers with low-end hardware or weak data connections, the YouTube Go…
Social media giant Facebook has planned to shut down its podcast platform less than a year after its launch. According to a report, the audio podcast platform’s closure is confirmed and it is speculated that the closure will altogether close on June 3. The move is part of a broader re-evaluation of Facebook‘s audio products. The company…
Jamit is a “social audio network” based in Nigeria that assists African podcasters with content creation and links them with listeners. Jamit bills itself as “the African podcaster’s platform, made with love from Africa, for African podcast listeners and creators,” and was founded in 2018 by Stan Agbadugo and Ike Orizu. In 2019, the company…
Nearly 900,000 apps have been removed from the Google Play Store. The IT giant announced that it is removing Android apps that it considers outdated. Staying in the Google Play Store requires your app to support the platform’s most recent features, and Google is removing apps that have been neglected. Nearly 869,000 Android apps failed…
Android Auto is being updated. The latest version takes into account the ever-changing screen sizes of new autos. The split-screen view is the standout feature, allowing users to access various features at once. Drivers will be able to access crucial functionality such as navigation, media player, and messages from a single screen. Previously, the option…
WhatsApp, the messaging app with over 3500 emojis, has introduced a new emoji ‘fast’ option. All users can benefit from this change, which allows them to respond to single messages with these new emojis. “Reactions on WhatsApp start today,” said Mark Zuckerberg, the Meta CEO, in a Facebook post. He also mentioned the possibility of…
Before being able to access Instagram, users are now required to enter their date of birth. The shift comes more than eight months after Instagram declared its intention to make age verification essential on its site and began requiring users to enter their birthday information. The main goal of the upgrade is to limit access…
As the billionaire entrepreneur tries to expand Twitter Inc’s reach from “niche” to most Americans, Elon Musk said on Tuesday that casual users will always be free, but commercial and government users may be charged a small fee. “Twitter will always be free for casual users,” Musk wrote in a tweet, “but there may be…
In order to focus on low-end devices, Google began building lightweight Android apps that could run on handsets with minimal RAM and storage, which are commonly found in emerging economies. Google Go, Maps Go, Gallery Go, Google Assistant Go, YouTube Go, Gmail Go, Gboard Go, and Files Go are among the Android Go Apps. These…
Telegram, a privacy-focused messaging platform, is attempting to entice you to dig further into your wallets with a new Premium app. Telegram already has monetizable capabilities for large group channels, but the firm is currently developing a premium app. Subscription-based premium stickers, emojis, and reactions are now available. These premium-only stickers and reactions are not…
WhatsApp has been discovered to be testing the ability to display Status updates from the Chats list. Users will be able to rapidly check the statuses of their contacts thanks to the new addition, which is expected to increase the Status feature on the instant messaging service. WhatsApp has also been found working on a…
Android and privacy haven’t always gone hand in hand. The majority of Google’s revenues still come from its data-driven advertising business, which is primarily reliant on user data, much of it acquired directly from Android users. By incorporating a variety of security safeguards and privacy protections into the software, Google now provides its users more…
Last month, WhatsApp announced multi-device functionality for Android and iOS users. This lets users to use their WhatsApp accounts on up to four devices and one phone at the same time without needing to be connected to the internet. Now, the Meta-owned instant messaging company is rumored to be working on a new feature that…
WhatsApp is working on providing additional premium capabilities to business accounts through a subscription plan. More features that WhatsApp is covertly developing will be included in the premium package. One of the new features is the ability to support a greater number of linked devices on a single business account. The Multi-device feature currently supports…
In response to teacher and administrative requests, Zoom has introduced additional functionality for its Education users. Virtual Background and Blur for Chromebooks, Anywhere Polls, and Breakout Room upgrades are among the new Zoom chat and meeting capabilities. According to the firm, the new features are aimed to encourage students to complete homework projects and are…
Emoji, the most popular way to express ourselves on social media, has made its way to Google Workspace, allowing users to react to any content on Google Docs by simply using a symbol rather than writing a comment or remark on it. Google announced in a Google Workspace update that the feature now supports all…
Phew! The battle is over. Google’s Play Protect program will now automatically remove unused permissions from Android applications that you haven’t used in a while, according to a new update accompanied by an email. To get the full experience, you had to go into each app’s permissions and turn off the camera, microphone, storage, contacts,…
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, is already wielding authority at Twitter after acquiring a $2.9 billion stake in the firm, making him the company’s largest shareholder. He asked his 80 million Twitter followers if they wanted an edit button in a tweet. Twitter’s current CEO, Parag Agrawal, joined in and quoted his poll, stating,…
Twitter has begun testing the ‘co-author’ tweet feature, which Instagram will launch on its platform in 2021. This functionality comes in handy when two accounts wish to have their names associated with a single post, such as in brand partnerships or influencer campaigns. Once published, collaborative tweets are shared with followers from both accounts, and…
When it comes to sharing media files, WhatsApp is edging out Telegram. The popular messaging app is increasing the size of its media file sharing limit from 100MB to 2GB, which Telegram already does. According to WABetainfo, WhatsApp is currently testing the new limit with WhatsApp beta users on both its iOS(22.7.0.76) and Android apps…
According to a feature tracker, Instagram is working on a feature that will allow users to respond to stories with voice messages and images. The social platform for image and video sharing recently added support for liking stories, which would send users a notification instead of a new message in their inbox. While the company…
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, has confirmed that Instagram will soon launch a non-fungible token (NFT) feature. This statement was made at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2022, an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences held in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. Twitter announced its NFT profile picture…
Telegram is getting an update with a slew of new features. A download manager to control downloads, a new attachment menu to share documents and re-arrange media albums before sending, and new streaming tools to turn a Telegram channel into a TV station are among the new features. In addition, semi-transparent headers are being added…
TikTok has now announced the launch of SoundOn, its own distribution platform designed to help musicians build a career and a fanbase. According to the SoundOn website, it is “an all-in-one marketing and distribution platform, helping you build a career and find new fans through TikTok, exclusive partners (Resso, CapCut), and on other digital streaming…
Storage space on smartphones isn’t as much of a problem as it once was, but if you’re downloading a billion apps or have a cheaper phone, it can still be an issue, and it’s one that an upcoming Android update – most likely Android 13 – could address. Google has announced that it is developing…
According to a popular WhatsApp feature tracker, WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will allow users to create polls in group chats. The world’s most popular messaging service is currently working on a few features that will not be available to beta testers, including the ability to respond to specific messages with emoji….
Instagram announced on Monday that it is discontinuing support for its standalone app for IGTV. The parent company of Instagram, Meta, confirmed to TechCrunch that the app will be removed from app stores in mid-March. According to a blog post, the change is part of the company’s efforts to make video as easy to discover…