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Google Authenticator, the company’s two-factor authentication (2FA) app, has been updated for iOS and Android smartphones. The latest update allows users back up their one-time passwords (OTP) to their Google account. These OTPs can easily be synced to another device while switching to a different device. The latest Google Authenticator update on Android allows users

WhatsApp Channels, a feature that will let users broadcast information to several users on the app, is reportedly in development. The company, which recently announced the rollout of a feature allowing users to “keep” disappearing messages, could soon introduce read-only channels that will allow users to post updates that other users can subscribe to. Unlike

In a surprising turn of events, Twitter has restored verification badges on several high-profile celebrity accounts with millions of followers, just days after the microblogging platform culled the legacy blue checkmarks for non-paying users. The move assumes significance as Indian celebrities and top politicians from Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to Congress leader Rahul

WhatsApp has announced a new feature that affects how disappearing messages work on the messaging service. Users can now “keep” disappearing messages in chats, but senders will have the ability to decide which messages are kept. The messaging platform has announced a new ‘Keep in Chat’ feature that users retail a chat to access at

Twitter chief Elon Musk has threatened to sue Microsoft after the technology giant announced plans to drop his social media company from its advertising platform. “They trained illegally using Twitter data. Lawsuit time,” Musk tweeted. The tech giant earlier in a notice said that its advertising platform “will no longer support Twitter” from April 25.

WhatsApp, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform, is reportedly working on a new feature that will let users send animated emoji. The feature has been spotted in development on the latest desktop beta version of the popular messaging service. Animated emoji are currently supported on messaging services like Telegram and Slack and offer a richer conversation

Instagram has been updated to add a new capability that has been requested by several users on the popular video and image sharing platform. Users could previously share a link on their profile bio. The company is now rolling out the ability to add up to five links, in a move that will help its

Elon Musk on Monday responded to Canada’s public broadcaster’s saying it will pause its activities on Twitter after being labelled as “government-funded media”. Replying to CBC’s threats, Elon Musk tweeted, “Canadian Broadcasting Corp said they’re ‘less than 70 percent government-funded, so we corrected the label.” Earlier, CBC spokesperson Leon Mar said, “Twitter can be a powerful

Social media platform Twitter will allow freedom of speech but not “freedom of reach” as it will restrict visibility of tweets that violate its rules, the company said in its policy update. Twitter will initially apply the visibility filter on tweets that are found violating hateful conduct rules and expand it to other domains later.

WhatsApp and other messaging services have united to oppose Britain’s plan to force tech companies to break end-to-end encryption in private messages in its proposed internet safety legislation. Meta-owned WhatsApp, Signal and five other apps signed an open letter saying the law could give an “unelected official the power to weaken the privacy of billions

Elon Musk is out to counter Microsoft and Google artificial intelligence efforts with “truth-seeking AI” that shuns political correctness, he said during an interview aired late Monday. The billionaire boss of Twitter and Tesla voiced anew his concerns about the danger of AI, saying it has “the potential of civilizational destruction.” He said he was

WhatsApp has introduced a number of new security features designed to make it harder to take over other people’s accounts. The features extend the app’s focus on privacy and security, which has claimed that online chats and discussions are supposed to be as private and safe as in-person conversations. Many of the innovations relevant to

Social media company Twitter on Wednesday informed the High Court of Karnataka that its petition challenging the various takedown orders of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) was maintainable, as the concept of reasonableness in Article 19 of the Constitution of India pertaining to Freedom of Speech was applicable to it. Advocate Manu

Samsung One UI 5.1 based on Android 13 was announced during the launch of the Galaxy S23 series in February. While the update brought several improvements to the devices, including an enhanced camera experience, it was reported to cause excess battery draining on Samsung Galaxy devices. Specifically, the Samsung Keyboard app was said to increase

Elon Musk said on Wednesday that he did not know “what exactly happened” when Twitter took down content related to a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year, adding that some rules related to social media content were “quite strict” in India. In January, India ordered the blocking of a BBC documentary

Twitter Inc. has ceased to be an independent company after merging with a newly formed shell firm called X Corp., driving speculation about what Elon Musk intends for the social media platform. Twitter “no longer exists” after being merged with X Corp., according to an April 4 document submitted in a California court for a

WhatsApp, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform, is always getting new features to ensure a great user experience. After news of an updated app UI coming to the Android version, WhatsApp is now said to be bringing another change that could help with saving contact details. The feature has been reportedly spotted in the beta version

WhatsApp, the popular cross-platform instant messaging app owned by Meta, is reportedly working on a new feature for iOS that will improve the way to share WhatsApp statuses in Facebook stories. The service was recently spotted working on a new option that will allow users to share their status updates to Facebook stories without leaving

Twitter’s revoking of legacy verified accounts might finally be getting underway as it has begun a mass unfollowing and now follows ‘no one.’ On the ‘Twitter Verified‘ account, the following has hit the rock bottom as it has reached ‘Zero.’ Twitter’s approximately followed 420,000 legacy verified accounts earlier. Twitter had earlier warned of winding down

WhatsApp, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform, keeps adding new features to offer a better user experience. Now, the app has been spotted developing a new user interface for Android users. The upcoming UI will reportedly be similar to the UI on iOS, making it easier to switch from Android to iOS and vice versa. The