Google is very active this year when it comes to app updates. First, they come up with an update Gmail layout and now they are coming up with updated Google Chrome logo after eight long years. But the difference is very hard to tell as the change is very minute. But if you will look at it closely you will be able to distinguish between the old one and the updated one.

The newly updated logo has got some bright colors and a large blue circle in the center without shadows. The colors are very vibrant this time after eliminating the previous shadows. Google is tweaking the main Chrome logo further in order to look more at home on Windows, MacOS and iOS. On the ChromeOS, the colors of the logo look more vibrant to complement to other system icons while on macOS, the logo provides a 3D look. On the other hand the colors in Windows 10 and 11 are more darker towards the bottom.

Nokia G 21 will make its way to the consumer market very soon and during past few days the hype has been raised tremendously. Recently the official renders of G21 were leaked by Roland Quandt through Twitter. The images provides a clear glance at the front and rear panels of the device.
Roland Quandt further added that the smartphone will come with three different options which include dark brown, dark green and light green. When it comes to display, Nokia G21 will be equipped with a 6.5” LCD with HD+ resolution with a waterdrop notch for selfie camera as well as some noticeable bezels across the display. Nokia G21 will be empowered by Unisoc T606 chipset and it will be packed with 4GB of RAM as well as 128GB of internal storage. It will also be equipped with a triple-lens unit that may include 50MP primary sensor supported by few auxiliary sensors. It is also expected to run on Android 12. No confirm release date has been announced as yet.

Most of the social media platforms like Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Gmail have brought many impressive changes this year. Now Twitter is also planning to come up with a big change as they are about to break the 280 characters limit per tweet.
According to Jane Manchin, a renowned reverse engineering expert, the company will soon introduce Twitter Articles feature. She also shared a screenshot of the Twitter web interface in one of her tweets. The image show the text “No articles yet” and “Create a Twitter Article” which says that users will soon be able to post long articles on Twitter.
At the moment, users can only tweet with 240 character limit per tweet and user can tweet longer ones with the help of threads. However with the new feature users will be allowed for longer text in a single tweet. Currently this feature is not accessible to the users and it is still not yet confirmed that when this feature will be available. Twitter has said that they will reveal all the details about Twitter Articles in the near future. In 2006 when, Twitter was launched, the character limit for a tweet was 140 which was later doubled to 280 in 2018.

WhatsApp may soon let its users to reacts with different emojis to messages just like the way users can react on Instagram DMs. WhatsApp has been working on this feature for quite some time now and according to some recent reports the feature is in its final stages.

WhatysApp will introduce this new feature for both iOS and Android users. With this new update WhatsApp will surely become more interactive and will improve the user experience. At the initial stage the feature will be limited to just six emojis and they might add more emojis later. The feature has not been introduced yet but it will be available for the users very soon. On the other hand the developers at WhatsApp are also working on increasing the time limit for ‘Delete for everyone’ feature. This will allow the users to delete already sent message for up to two days. Presently the time limit for deleting the messages after sending is 1 hour, eight minutes and 16 seconds. However now WhatsApp is planning to increase the time limit in order to let the users to delete the messages which were sent by mistake for a longer period of time.

YouTube is planning to introduce a new interface for its full screen player on Android and iOS applications with the addition of new elements. With the latest update it will be very easy for the users to like or dislike a video, view the comments section and share the video. The earlier interface hid most of these important features behind the swipe up gesture on the more videos section. In the latest update all the controls have been put on the bottom left side. Users can dislike the video but the counter has been hidden.
The related videos button has been shifted to the bottom right corner where it is now easily accessible. The changes can be seen when you watch the video in full screen mode. For the music videos the listening controls have been added at the center. The newly introduce interface will give more flexibility to the users while watching the videos in full screen mode.
The new interface provides easy access to the comments section with the video playing in the landscape mode. Previously comments have to be tapped in the portrait mode.

Meta has just recently announced that it will be introducing 3D avatars to Instagram stories and for Facebook Messenger it will be rolling out the updated avatars. The new update will let the users in the US, Mexico and Canada to show their digital avatars in stickers, Facebook profile pictures and feed posts.
The 3D avatars will bring something new and unique for the users from diverse backgrounds . In order to support abled people and promote inclusivity the update has also come up with wheelchairs that can be used in stickers in Facebook, Instagram Stories and Messenger chats. You can also DM the stickers. The company is also trying their level best to improve the avatars by adjusting various facial features and also giving more detailed and authentic look.
The new update will let the users to use the same avatar on different platforms including Facebook and Instagram. Users will also have the option to create individual avatars for different platforms. The company introduced the avatars back in 2020 for competing with Snapchat’s Bitmoji feature and they are continuously enhancing them ever since. Now the company has introduced new avatar options for eyes, noses, hairstyles and beards in order to make them more personalized.