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Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a caption message edit feature on Android and iOS.

American tech giant Google made several announcements related to artificial intelligence (AI) during the I/O 2023 developer conference. One of those announcements was the addition of AI to its applications. Gboard, one of the popular apps from the company is all set to get several new features thanks to the use of generative AI. According to a report by 9to5Google, Gboard is all set to get AI-powered features such as proofreading, stickers, stylus handwriting and more.

OpenAI’s popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT is all set to get its Android application next week. The iOS application for ChatGPT was launched in May and Android users will finally be able to get a dedicated app on their smartphone. The AI chatbot allows users to ask questions and get answers to a host of questions, ranging from simple questions like history of a place to complex coding questions.

Meta's Twitter rival, Threads, is now available for download on Android and iOS in 100 countries, and has crossed two million sign-ups in just two hours after it was launched.

According to a report by US-based tech portal TechCrunch, 'Threads' will be linked to Instagram and could have a leg up on Twitter, since it directly imports a user's Instagram followers and following lists.

WhatsApp Business has launched new features to help business owners connect more efficiently with customers. Users of the app will soon be able to create Facebook and Instagram ads from within the platform and can also schedule personalised messages to be automatically sent to multiple customers. WhatsApp Business has more than 200 million users, according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The platform will also introduce a paid messaging option, enabling messages to be sent more quickly and without the need for individual customisation. However, the cost of the feature has not been announced.

Truecaller has announced the launch of call recording for its Android and iOS applications, allowing users to record their voice calls easily. The company had removed the call recording feature last year due to an API issue with Google. In addition to bringing back call recording for Android devices, it also introduced the feature for iOS devices.

Professional social networking platform LinkedIn has introduced its identity verification feature for Indian users.

Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new feature called -- 'status archive' for businesses to beta tester on Android.

Google Pay, in association with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), on Tuesday rolled out support for RuPay credit cards on Unified Payments Interface (UPI). With this, users can now link their RuPay credit cards with Google Pay to make payments at all online and offline merchants where RuPay credit cards are accepted.

Meta-owned Instagram case back to life after being down for over an hour early on Monday as users witnessed errors saying the app couldnt refresh, and the website went blank for some users.

Apple removed 1,474 apps from its App Store as per requests from various governments to take down such apps in 2022, including a massive 1,435 from mainland China and just 14 from India.

WhatsApp is one of the most used smartphone applications and is among the first apps we transfer when we shift to a new phone. Sometimes, transferring WhatsApp chats from one phone to another becomes quite difficult. There are two ways you can transfer your WhatsApp chats from one phone to another – using Google Drive or offline transfer. While it’s easier to use the Google Drive method, not everyone may be comfortable linking Google Drive to their WhatsApp account.

WhatsApp is one of India's most popular messaging apps and has over 500 million users. In addition to chats, the app offers access to voice and video calls. Voice calling is an excellent feature that allows users to connect to people across the world, without having to pay anything. However, the feature is now being misused by people to scam Indians.

Popular messaging app WhatsApp is cracking the whip on international scam calls after Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the ministry will send a notice to WhatsApp over the issue. Over the past few weeks, there has been a significant increase in Indian WhatsApp users receiving spam calls from international numbers. WhatsApp has over 500 million users in India.

India's IT Ministry will issue a notice to WhatsApp regarding the recent surge in spam calls from unknown international numbers. The Minister of State for IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, stated that digital platforms are accountable for ensuring the safety of "digital nagriks," and the government will respond to every instance of alleged misuse or breach of user privacy. The government is considering guidelines for permissions for preloaded apps. Chandrasekhar also announced that the government will investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed smartphone users' microphones while the phone was not in use.

There have been recent concerns about WhatsApp potentially eavesdropping on private conversations. These concerns were echoed by Fod Dabiri, Twitter's director of engineering, who disclosed that WhatsApp had been using his phone’s microphone in the background while he was asleep, and he only discovered this when he woke up at 6 AM. Amplifying it, Elon Musk echoed his opinion by tweeting, “WhatsApp cannot be trusted.”

These spam calls with international numbers, mostly from African and Southeast Asian countries, along with fake messages from unknown users, have flooded WhatsApp and Indians have nowhere to go but Twitter to share their ordeal.

In a move to strengthen the Photo Verification process, dating app Tinder on Wednesday said it will now ask members to take a selfie video to confirm that the person in the photo is really them. In addition, the company said that photo-verified members can also ask their matches to do so before chatting.Photo Verified members can also choose to only receive messages from Photo Verified members by going into their Message Settings.

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook and Instagram, announced that WhatsApp is finally introducing multi-device login support, allowing users to access the same WhatsApp account on up to four phones. According to WhatsApp, this feature will be rolled out to all users in the coming weeks. Previously, users were limited to one WhatsApp account on a single phone and multiple companion desktop devices.

At its annual Partner Summit 2023, Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat, made waves with exciting news about its generative AI chatbot, My AI. Previously available exclusively to its premium Snapchat+ subscribers at $3.99 per month, My AI has now been rolled out to all Snapchat users at no cost.

IRCTC has warned users about a fake Android app and website that tries to steal sensitive information from users looking to book tickets for their next journey. The fake app and website look eerily like the original, which makes it difficult for end users to distinguish between the two. The fake IRCTC app for Android smartphones goes by the name ‘irctcconnect.apk’.