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.
Bitcoin and Ethereum Has Set All Time Highs Again
Bitcoin and Ethereum prices have surpassed their previous record levels and have achieved another all-time high as the worldwide cryptocurrency market cap crossed $3 trillion for the very first time. At the moment the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap. Bitcoin has edged $68,641 according to CoinGecko. It was trading just above $68,000 after the trends cooled down.
On the other hand, Ethereum has crossed levels above $4,800 to set another all-time high. At this time ETH was trading at $4,824. Both Botcoin and Ethereum have helped propel the whole crypto market upward. Strong showing by the other caps have pushed global market cap past $3 trillion which is a record. Crypto markets are unprecedented green all over since opening of the market this week. Polkadot which is the 8th largest cryptocurrency by market cap will be fully functional within few days. It has surged to $53 on the week on the other hand Solana which continues to raid the spaces dominated by Ethereum is rising the trends above $245. Cardano on the other hand remain an ever-present digital currency among the top 5 biggest caps posting a jump of 11.2% in last few hours.
WhatsApp is going to launch P2P payments in the US
In 2020, WhatsApp introduced the Pay feature which allowed the users in India and Brazil to send and receive money with friends and family. This feature integrates with the country’s payment system but it has not made its way to all the markets. WhatsApp is now looking to expand the cash transactions into other countries which include USA.
According to some reports a digital system that is owned by Meta is preparing for the launch within WhatsApp. At the moment the service lets its users in the USA and Guatemala to send payments using a stable cryptocurrency called Pax Dollar that has its value paired with US dollar. It will serve as a competitor to apps like Cash App and Venmo and now functions as Meta’s payment platform following its recent rebrand.
YouTube is adding more stuff into its full-screen mode.
YouTube now a days are experimenting with filling more stuff into the full-screen video interface on Android platform. We can see the comments section as well as video description in the full screen mode which was previously a distraction-free mode. And now YouTube is planning to do almost everything in the full-screen that was previously limited to vertical interface.
The new full-screen interface will add some new buttons which you usually find below the video in the vertical mode. These buttons include a like, dislike, comments and share button. It also include an option to add the video to a playlist. When you will tap the title at the top you can also access the video description. In the new full-screen mode you can now no longer swipe up in order to view the suggested videos. Now there is a button in the bottom right corner that will provide you to access these.