Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram has delayed the integrating end-to-end encryption in Messenger and Instagram until 2023. This move has come amid the reports from the child safety campaigners expressing the concerns that end to end encryption will be helpful for the abusers as it will protect them from detection.
Meta is under pressure from the child safety campaigners to abandon the plans. Some of the politicians has also expressed the concerns and said that it is simply not acceptable. WhatsApp has already got end-to-end encryption, Messenger and Instagram can be set to send the messages using E2EE manually. Antigone Davis who is the head of Safety at Meta has said that the delay is due to the concerns regarding the safety of the users. Davis has said that the main responsibility of Meta is to ensure the safety of its users. Once the end-to-end encryption will be available for the Messenger and Instagram, the company will try it best to keep the users safe and use a combination of the non-encrypted data across the apps,, account information and reports from the users.
WhatsApp is Going to Launch New Apps for Windows and MacOS
WhatsApp Desktop/WhatsApp Web is there for quite some time now but it is just a PC version of the mobile app with limited features. But all of this is about to change soon as according to some Italian reports WhatsApp is now working on new app for Windows and macOS. The Italian media has also shared some screenshots as well as gifs of the new version of WhatsApp that shows how it works and how it looks.
WhatsApp UWP will be designed with Windows 11 in mind and it will have similar aesthetics like semi-transparent panels as well as rounded corners. It will work when it is closed which means you will keep getting notifications all the times and the app will take no longer than a second to start. WhatsApp UWP lets it to be used on Xbox as well. The new app will also come up with the drawing feature and it will come up handy for the ones with touch-screen device. We will have more control over the app with extended Settings menu. The Settings menu includes detailed categories for Chats, Accounts, General, Storage, Notifications and Help. Now the app look more Windows app and it more like a Windows version of Skype with green chat bubbles.
Samsung One UI 4-roadmap laat zien wanneer de rest van zijn telefoons Android 12 . krijgen
One UI 4, de nieuwste skin van Samsung op basis van Android 12, is zojuist uitgebracht voor de Samsung Galaxy S21-serie en wordt geleverd met een hele reeks verbeteringen, met name dynamische thema’s op basis van de kleuren van je achtergrond. Dat is geweldig voor S21-gebruikers, maar hoe zit het met alle anderen? Samsung heeft al onthuld welke telefoons in aanmerking komen voor de update, en als je geluk hebt, is er misschien zelfs een bètaprogramma waar je je nu voor kunt aanmelden. Wat we echter niet weten, is wanneer de stabiele update op al die telefoons zal landen – tenslotte kan niet iedereen bètasoftware gebruiken op hun dagelijkse telefoon met stuurprogramma. Nu zou een nieuw gedeeld stappenplan van Samsung kunnen beginnen op te helderen wat we kunnen verwachten.
Er is een officieel bericht geplaatst op de Koreaanse forums van Samsung-leden en vervolgens snel verwijderd, waarin wordt aangegeven wanneer de One UI 4-update naar verschillende smartphones van het bedrijf zal worden uitgerold. Als er iets aan de hand is, zijn de volgende telefoons die in de rij staan voor de update na de S21-serie de Galaxy Z Flip3 en Z Fold3 , gevolgd door de S20-serie , Note20-serie en last-gen foldables , die allemaal kunnen worden bijgewerkt zodra volgende maand. Bètaprogramma’s voor al die telefoons (behalve de oudere foldables) zijn al aan de gang.
Daarna zou het nieuwe jaar kunnen beginnen met Android 12 die naar nog oudere Samsung-vlaggenschepen (Galaxy Fold-, Note10-serie en S10-serie) en enkele mid-range telefoons komt. We moeten er ook rekening mee houden dat dit oorspronkelijk op de Koreaanse forums is gepost, dus het is veilig om aan te nemen dat deze datums goed zijn voor Zuid-Korea – afzonderlijk kunnen we zien dat lijsten voor Brazilië en het Midden-Oosten iets andere datums zullen hebben.
Natuurlijk moeten we dit met een korreltje zout nemen. Hoewel deze informatie van Samsung afkomstig is, is er een reden waarom het oorspronkelijke bericht is verwijderd. Misschien wilde het bedrijf deze datums nog niet in het wild, of misschien kan het zich op dit moment niet volledig aan die tijdlijn binden. Desalniettemin, als het waar is, betekent dit dat One UI 4 mogelijk sneller bij Samsung’s hele vloot van apparaten aankomt dan we dachten.
The Design of OnePlus 10 Has Been Finalized With 125W Fast Charging
OnePlus is not going to launch any T devices for OnePlus 9 series this time and now all the focus has been shifted to upcoming OnePlus 10. We have seen few renders for the next flagship phone but now the newer leak shows it in more detail than ever before.
The design is same as was seen on the older renders. The mai camera has been blended into the side of the phone. It has got three large camera sensors, LED unit plus it also flaunts Hassleblad branding. It has got a curved display with minimum surrounding bezels as well as a cornered punch-hole selfie camera. It has been reported that the design has been finalized which means the final look of the model will be the one circulating. OnePlus 10 Pro will support 125W fast charging which will be the first one for OnePlus. It will fully charge th5,000mAh battery in just 20 minutes. It will be launched in three different colors which are black, white and light blue. The launch date of the phone has not been confirmed yet but it is expected that the phone may launch in early 2022.
WhatsApp will Soon Allow You to Hide Your Last Seen From Specific Contacts
WhatsApp is planning to come up with some new features and the most latest one is targeting to improve Last Seen. The leaks has come from WABetaInfo which is famous for leaking the upcoming WhatsApp features.
According to the latest leak, WhatsApp will soon allow you to hide your Last Seen status from some specific contacts. At the moment you can just hide your Last Seen from all of your contacts or none of the contacts. This features will let you enhance your privacy as well as anonymity on WhatsApp. There are always some people in your contact list that stalk our last seen and later bother us about it. The newly introduced feature will be ideal for the ones who want their Last Seen to be hidden from some of the annoying contacts. The new feature is still in beta version and limited users have access to it at the moment. From WhatsApp it is still not unclear when the feature will be introduced for all and sundry. The news of this new feature comes just after WhatsApp officially announced a major update i.e. Multi-Device Support. This will allow you to access your WhatsApp account on WhatsApp Web or WhatsApp Desktop even your phone has gone offline or its battery has died.
YouTube Music is getting into the holiday spirit
YouTube Music is planning to add some new features and now it is going to give us loads of new playlists. Many users found an unexpected playlist gift waiting for them for the holidays. YouTube Music is providing the users with new playlists in their “Mixed for you” carousel.
People’s response is mixed one to this new update. Some of them have greeted the new update with open arms remarking how they have curated Christmas playlist of their own and are very excited to discover the new Christmas music. Many of the users were of the view that it would have been better to wait until Thanksgiving. If you don’t see the Christmas Mix available on your account then you don’t need to worry as you will see it appear when we will be closer to the winter.
Instagram Introduces a New Feature to Remind You to Take a Break
Instagram is going to test a new feature to remind you to take the break from the app in order to curb the addiction. This new feature was announced by the head of Instagram Adam Mosseri who has talked in details about this upcoming feature.
You don’t need to worry about it as Instagram will not tell you about taking the breaks automatically. It is an optional feature that will be activated after you will turn it on. You will also be able to set your own reminders without Instagram deciding for itself. The newly introduced feature is called Take a Break which will allow you to set in-app reminders that will remind you to take a break from the app after some time. The time can be set by you e.e. 10, 20 or 30 minutes. You can also set your own custom times for the reminders. The app will also tell you to do some other things like doing tasks on your to-do list, listening to your favorite music and taking some rest. The test feature will roll out to few people initially and once it is all set to go to public the update will be introduced to a much wider audience.