Tag: iOS
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Here is everything you should know about the new Twitter voice note
Twitter is rolling out tweets with audio, similar to voice note, on iOS, and according to the firm, the feature is to add a more human touch to the way users interact on the microblogging platform. According to Twitter, some conversational nuances are lost in translation when users tweet with 280 characters instead of tweet…
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WhatsApp working on key new features
WhatsApp has been said to be working on several new features like ‘Advance Search,’ Dark Mode, a group invitation control system, and more. The new ‘Advanced Search’ feature will now reportedly be available to all iOS beta app users in a future update. According to reports, the feature will allow users to search for photos,…
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How to use Face ID, Touch ID on WhatsApp
WhatsApp for iPhone recently received an important update that allows users to lock the app by deploying the native Face ID or Touch ID. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the latest update brings the much anticipated biometric authentication through build version 2.19.20. The update essentially applies biometric authentication to open WhatsApp. However, the feature does not add…
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Apple disables Group FaceTime
Apple has temporarily disabled Group FaceTime while it works to release a permanent fix. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports this is coming after a bug with major privacy implications was discovered in Apple’s implementation of the feature. The bug allows an iPhone user placing a call using Apple’s FaceTime video calling feature to hear audio from the…
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Nigerians react as Whatsapp reportedly crashes worldwide, except in Nigeria
WhatsApp users in the country on Wednesday rejoiced that the messaging app did not crash on Tuesday contrary to what was experienced in some parts of the world. It would be recalled that several users worldwide, both on Android and iOS, were unable to log into their apps on Tuesday. The development manifested itself just…
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WhatsApp will stop working on these phones from today
WhatsApp announced end of support for a slew of mobile devices a few years ago, and this includes devices that run on BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry OS, Nokia Symbian S60, Windows Phone 8.0, Nokia S40, Android versions 2.3.7 and older, iPhone iOS 7 and older. WhatsApp no longer invests in developing its service for these platforms,…
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Google to discontinue popular service
Google has announced, starting March 30, 2019, it will discontinue its uniform resource locator (url) shortener service, goo.gle, while beginning a transition process March 30, 2018, to replacing it with Firebase Dynamic Links (FDL). The Internet giant announced the development in a blog post, while stressing that it will turn down support for goo.gl url…
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All Macs, iOS devices affected by chip security flaws – Apple warns
U.S. tech giant Apple warned that all Mac and iOS devices have been affected by security vulnerabilities in Central Processing Units. In recent days, cybersecurity experts have released information about design flaws in microchips produced or designed by such companies as Intel, AMD and Arm Holdings, which control almost all the chip market. According to…
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How to make Touch ID better on iPhone and iPad
It is annoying when you tap your finger on the Touch ID button of your iPhone or iPad only to have it rejected. Here’s a quick and simple way to improve the accuracy and reliability of Touch ID. It’s really simple. Since iOS allows you to register multiple fingers, what you do is register the…
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Microsoft officially ends support for Windows Phone
Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows Phone 8.1 just over 3 years after its April 2014 debut, according to media reports. Although this doesn’t mark the end of Microsoft’s mobile ambitions as Windows 10 Mobile is still hanging around, this only means that from now on, devices operating on WP8.1 won’t get software updates…