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…
Instagram is now offering auto-generated captions for videos in users’ feeds. On Tuesday, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri stated that the captions feature has been “a long time coming.” All adults in Ukraine and Russia can now use the photo-sharing app for encrypted one-on-one chats. This is part of a series of steps taken by Meta,…
Africa and Asia are the birthplaces of mobile money, and the transition to digital wallets is well underway in countries with high smartphone penetration. According to a recent report, African and Asian consumers are increasingly accepting digital payments. This is the conclusion of a white paper published by TerraPay in collaboration with IBS, highlighting trends…
Meta Platforms, the company that owns Facebook, has established a special operations center to monitor the conflict in Ukraine, and it has launched a feature that allows users in the country to lock their social media profiles for security, a company official said in a series of tweets on Thursday. Twitter posted tips on Wednesday…
Today, Meta, a tech and social media touchstone based in the United States, announced the expansion of the availability of its Facebook Reels for iOS and Android to more than 20 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The “Reels” feature debuted on Meta’s Instagram platform in 2020 in response to the rising popularity of then-newcomer TikTok. Reels…
Twitter may be testing a way for users who do not want to be tagged to untag themselves from a thread. The Verge obtained a screenshot of a new “leave this conversation” feature, which untags your username from a Twitter conversation, preventing people from mentioning you in the conversation again and stopping you from receiving…
Truth Social, Donald Trump’s new social media platform, is set to launch gradually this week and should be “fully operational” by late March, potentially raising the former president’s profile more than a year after he was banned from major social media platforms. “We will begin to roll out to people on the Apple App store…
Snapchat launched Temporary Live Location on Friday, allowing users to share their current location with friends. The new feature, which is now available to all Snapchat users worldwide, will allow users to share their real-time whereabouts with friends to let them know when they are on their way to meet up or when they are…
Snapchat users will soon be able to change their usernames on the photo- and video-sharing platform. Beginning February 23, the much-anticipated functionality will be available on both Android and iOS devices. Snapchat users can now delete their original usernames without having to create an entirely new account. The company confirmed that changing users’ usernames will…
Twitter has added a pinned conversations feature to its Direct Messages (DM) service for iOS, Android, and the Web, allowing users to pin conversations to the top of their inbox. Even if newer messages from other chats arrive, pinning conversations keeps them at the top of the chat list. The feature was previously available as…
Uber now allows its users to see how their Uber drivers rate them. Riders can now see how those ratings are calculated, according to the app-based cab aggregator. A breakdown of the ratings you receive from drivers after each trip, as well as how you rate them, will now be available to all Uber users…
Gozem, the super app that is already available in Lome, Cotonou, Libreville, and other West African cities, has announced the launch of its taxi booking service in Douala, Cameroon. Gozem, a taxi-hailing service launched in Togo in November 2018, now operates in 12 cities across Togo, Benin, Gabon, and Cameroon, with over one million downloads…