WhatsApp, Messenger to allow messages from 3rd-party services in EU: Meta

Meta has announced plans to allow third-party services in WhatsApp and Messenger for users in the European Union, who will soon be able to put messages in the same inbox as third-party chats or keep them separate. 

Under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Meta is making major changes to WhatsApp and Messenger to enable interoperabilit ...read more

PhonePe launches pre-approved term life insurance

PhonePe on Friday announced the launch of a ‘pre-approved term life insurance’ feature on its platform. 

The feature aims to make insurance coverage more accessible and affordable for millions of Indians by waiving the requirement for proof of income at the time of policy purchase.

With this ...read more

New IT rules: Centre disposes of 937 cases from 1,065 received so far

The Grievance Appellate Committees under the IT Rules, 2021 received 1,065 cases since its inception and disposed of 937 cases, ensuring accountability of intermediaries towards safe and trusted internet, the Parliament was informed on Friday.

Minister of State for Electronic and IT, Jitin Prasada told the Rajya Sabha, ...read more

X rival Threads set to hit 200 million monthly active users: Meta CEO

As more than 3.2 billion people use at least one of Meta apps daily, X rival Threads is about to hit 200 million monthly active users (MAUs), Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced. 

He said the company is making steady progress towards building Threads what is going to be another “major social app”.

YouTube says providing Indian creators new ways to generate revenue, unlock ‘fandoms’

Google-owned YouTube is helping Indian creators unlock 'fandoms' in three ways -- creation, monetisation and community – allowing them new tools to generate revenue directly from dedicated fans, Ishan John Chatterjee, Director-India, YouTube, said on Tuesday. 

Speaking to IANS, Chatterjee said featur ...read more

WhatsApp's new feature to help users stay safe in group messaging

 Meta-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday rolled out a new feature that will help users stay safe in group messaging. 

This has already started rolling out to users and will be available to all users in the coming weeks, the company said.

According to the company, if users are added to a group by someone they don’t know ...read more

WhatsApp rolling out new feature to bring a communities tab to iPad

 Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature to bring a 'communities tab' to iPad. 

As shown in the screenshot shared by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is introducing the communities tab on the iPad app. This feature was previously unavailable on iPad, as it is considered a linked device and has some limitations. ...read more

Snapchat introduces new safety features to protect teens from online harm

 Social media platform Snapchat on Tuesday introduced a suite of new safety features to safeguard teens and the broader community from online harm. 

The new features include expanded in-app warnings, enhanced friending protections, simplified location-sharing, and blocking improvements.

"Young people across Ind ...read more

Instagram extends gap with Naver as most used app in South Korea

Photo-sharing app Instagram expanded its gap with South Korea's top search engine Naver in terms of hours used, data showed on Sunday, amid the growing popularity of short-video clips shared on the social media service operated by Meta Platforms. 

According to data compiled by industry tracker Wiseapp, South K ...read more

Google Meet now lets you use features like polls, Q&A during live streams on mobile

To make it easier for users to interact with people during a live stream, Google has rolled out features like "polls, Q&A, and reactions" on its video conferencing app Meet for mobile devices. 

According to the tech giant, if users join a live stream from the Google Meet Android or iOS app, they can use these feature ...read more

WhatsApp working on new features to enhance user experience

Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on several new features to enhance the user experience on the chatting platform. 
The features, which the company presently working on include -- media upload quality, event reminders for community groups, AI-powered images, and channel forwarding, according to WABetaInfo.
Currently av ...read more

WhatsApp working on several new features to enhance user experience

Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on several new features to enhance the user experience on the chatting platform.

The feature, which the company presently working on includes -- locked chats on linked devices, status updates of up to 1 minute, explore new channels, autoplay animated images, and hidden community group chats, ac ...read more