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 is working on a new feature to catalog everyone who left your group chats
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.
WhatsApp group admin will soon be able to delete any member’s messages
WhatsApp did not pioneer group chats but it was very instrumental in making them a very important part of our lives. WhatsApp now owned by Meta has been around for more than a decade now. Group chat has been a feature of WhatsApp since 2011. However the group administrators don’t have control over chat itself. Now WhatsApp is giving more powers to the group admin as they can delete messages sent by other members.
At the moment, WhatsApp group administrator can only boot the members and control who joins and who can send the messages. Tools for moderating activity in chat are extremely limited and it is not possible to delete the messages at the moment. The upcoming builds of messages app could allow the group admins delete the messages sent by participants by long-tapping them and selecting the ‘delete for everyone’ option. The chat will retain placeholder for deleted message mentioning name of the administrator who deleted it.
TikTok will allow you play games on the app soon
TikTok is discovering new ways to attract the users and recently they have planned to add HTML 5 mini-games to keep the users amused while browsing videos. A spokesperson of TikTok has said that they are planning to enrich our platform and regularly test new features as well as integrations that bring value to the community.
At the moment the stakeholders at TikTok are exploring the possibility of bringing HTML5 games to TikTok through integrations with 3rd party game developers as well as studios. The rumors about the TikTok’s HTML5 mini-games have been around since the start of 2022. Mobile game developer Zynga partnered with TikTok to launch Disco Loco 3D which is a similar game Zynga’s other famous title High Heels. TikTok has now partnered with many other developers and studios and when the feature will be implemented, it will surely give boost to TikTok over its compatriots.
In the latest Google Messages beta you can swipe your texts away
Google is trying to ensure that all of their apps look cohesive and work in a same manner. It is the reason Google is bringing Gmail app’s old customizable swipe actions to latest Messages beta. With Gmail you have got loads of options and you can swipe to snooze emails, mark them read r unread, delete them or archive them. At the moment the stable build of Messages only archives a message whether you swipe left or right on it. But it is changing now for the beta users and the new Messages build starts to give the users the options to configure different behavior for swipes. Both left and right swipes are customizable and you can pick from two actions deleting thread or archiving it and just doing nothing at all.
The new look of Google for Gmail is now arriving in your inbox
Earlier this year, Google previewed new layout for Gmail with deeper Chat, Spaces and Meet integration. Initially, the big G made redesign available on an opt-in basis i.e. you need to switch to integrated view manually. After this in late June a new Gmail look with Material You coating was released. The new layout has got a sidebar located on the left side that allows you to jump between your inbox, Chat, Meet, Spaces and conversation bubbles for ongoing chats.
If you don’t need other services you can head over to Quick Settings menu to toggle the apps displayed on sidebar. You can only use Gmail and disable other services in which you are not interested in. Apart from visual refresh, Google is making Gmail search more powerful. With search chips, you can narrow search results which will help you instantly find mail that you are looking for. Google has announced that Gmail’s search is improved with ‘contextual contact suggestions with intent matching for names as well as email addresses.
A study funded by Samsung shows just how well the Galaxy Watch4’s blood oxygen sensor works
Over the past few years, smartwatches have come of their own, shedding their awesome pedometer with apps image and evolving into health trackers. Each and every one need to deliver actionable health data whether that means monitoring the blood oxygen content or detecting atrial fibrillation. Samsung has packed loads of sensors into its Galaxy Watch4 and has recently published results of study by demonstrating smartwatch’s efficacy at detecting symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea.
In a study that was conducted by Samsung Medical Center, the Galaxy Watch4 was used to monitor blood oxygen levels of 97 adults with sleep disturbances. Each SpO2 level of the subject was measured with Galaxy Watch and conventional medical equipment by the researchers at the same time. They compared the former’s oxygendesaturation index measurement to the latter’s apnea-hypopnea index. The experiment of Samsung pitted the Galaxy Watch4’s reflectance pulse oximeter’s accuracy against medical-grade transmittance pulse oximeter. The former’s sensor comprises of eight photodiodes sensitive to the changes reflected light.