YouTube does not want its users to share their shorts on other rival social media platforms without taking credit for it and the latest update shows us that YouTube is very serious about it. YouTube has added watermarks to its short videos in order to discourage cross=platform sharing on Instagram or TikTok.
Unlike Instagram or TokTok, YouTube has not been adding watermarks to its videos but that has changes today as YouTube has announced through support thread that it will add watermarks to its Shorts once they are downloaded for sharing on other social media platforms. This change has already been live on its desktop version. IN a few months it will also be available on the mobile phones.
Social media creators prefer to share their content across all platforms to maximize the engagement. So instead of starting from scratch every time it makes more sense to share the same video on other platforms. However, YouTube’s new update aims at bringing people back to the original source of their favorite content. TikTok has done it already with its own watermarks and these watermarks show the creator’s username so you can find the original version on TikTok easily. YouTube’s watermarks may work in the same way.

It is very easy to get overwhelmed with as many pictures as we snap on your smartphone cameras. Pixel users can hide the images from their photo gallery’s primary view by using the Archive option. That is the way things have worked but, in an effort, to make its app a bit more modern sounding, Google is in the process of renaming Archive to Hidden.
Archive option is used on email account to save the messages for reference later immediately hiding selected threads from our inbox. The Archive setting works similarly on Google Photos you can select various different photos at the time and press the Archive option for hiding them from primary gallery view. These images can still be found in albums and search results. Archive option is now being renamed as Hidden by Google, so when you open a photo and swipe up on it, you will see Hide option replace the Move to Archive button. We can also notice the same shift taking place in Library tab. The change will come to Photos app on Android.

According to reports, the upcoming Apple AirPods lineup will be equipped with a USB Type-C charging case. It is believed that Apple will launch USB-C port update in the coming year. Apple has now decided to replace Lightning Ports for all its devices with USB Type-C ports because of the ruling of EU that named USB Type-C as standard charging port.
According to Ming-Chi Kuo who is an analyst at TF International Securities, Apple will launch USB Type-C charging cases in 2023. He also added that this year the upcoming AirPods Pro 2 will be supporting Lightning port. It is still not confirmed yet that the upcoming Apple AirPods Pro will have a USB Type-C port or not. We can expect official announcement from the management in the coming months.

WhatsApp has been extensively working on the new tools to help you manage the chat groups in its app. The instant messenger has got a feature letting the admins to delete other user’s messages and we have also seen work towards allowing the admins decide who is permitted to join a group chat.
The admin approval feature is a welcome change for safeguarding user privacy and fight against spam especially in the larger groups. It will also prevent potential harassment of the group members. One of the advantages of the feature is that admins can cross-check with existing group members to verify authenticity of a chat request in case they have suspicions. It seems like a major positive move for messaging app. All the users are eagerly waiting for the arrival of this feature.

Snapchat is launching a new supervision tool that will mimic how parents and teenagers interact in real world. The newly introduced Family Center hub allows parents as well as guardians to keep tabs on who their children message with on the app without disclosing what they are saying to each other. Both the child and guardian need to accept the Family Center invite before oversight tool can take effect. Once invitation is accepted, a guardian can see the list of their child’s friends and list of the accounts that they have interacted with over last week.
The developers at Snapchat said that their goal was to create a set of tools designed to reflect the dynamics of real-world relationships and foster collaboration as well as trust between the teens and parents. The feature is meant to copy real-life relationships like when a parent allows a kid’s friends come over but does not monitor everything which they say.

There are some instances where you are required to have a closer look at the video. There are some apps which allow you to zoom into the video like Telegram. YouTube, the number 1 video sharing website was lacking on zooming into video. But the wait is over now as YouTube has added new function on the experimental features page. Some of the Premium users of YouTube are now able to pinch and zoom into a video for better look.
This feature is only available on YouTube app for Android and it is still unclear whether it will stay limited to Premium users. It can be found in Premium benefits menu within profile settings. The pinch-to-zoom feature will be up for demo until 1st September. After that, chances are that it will roll out officially or a launch date will be announced if there are any issues with functionality. Apart from this, YouTube is also making it easy for the content creators to make money on the platform. The app will allow you to use copyrighted content in your videos so that you can avoid any copyright claims and continue to generate revenue from your videos.

WhatsApp has been developing many new features and now a days they are focusing on group chats. The have recently increased member limit in group chats from 100 to 512 and have announced Communities which is a new way to message like-minded people. With the large groups, administrators as well as members would like to keep a tab on members who recently left the conversation.
WhatsApp new beta version 22.16.0.75 on iPhone lets group members and admins to see who quit the group or was removed from it in last two months. Under the list of current participants in Group info tab, a new option known as ‘See Post Participants’ is now visible. The list of removed members also gets dedicated search bar which could be useful for large threads where there is usually constant exodus of members and an influx of new ones. There are some small businesses which use WhatsApp groups for internal communication or interacting with clients might appreciate this feature. The present system of notifying the chat when a member leaves or gets booted is being removed.